Little Big-eared Bat
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Little Big-eared Bat

Micronycteris megalotis

Overview

Arenal and Monteverde are the two atlas places where the Little Big-eared Bat is recorded. Its records concentrate in Mexico, Guyana, Colombia, Peru and Brazil, with the atlas holding 126 open records across ten countries. This mammal, known scientifically as Micronycteris megalotis, belongs to the family Phyllostomidae. The map provides a complete picture of its known range rather than a partial concentration.

Records
126
Countries
10
Atlas places
2
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Little Big-eared Bat as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Mexico
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 38 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guyana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 33 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Colombia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 17 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Costa Rica
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 4 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Peru
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 8 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Brazil
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 7 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Ecuador
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 4 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Suriname
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 6 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Venezuela
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 6 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Trinidad & Tobago
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Little Big-eared Bat