Golden bat

Golden bat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Mimon
Species: M. bennettii
Binomial name
Mimon bennettii
Gray, 1838
This article is about a bat species. See Ōgon Bat for the Japanese superhero character Golden Bat.

The golden bat (Mimon bennettii) is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Conservancy

The species is part of Organization for Bat Conservation's many international conservation projects.

References

  1. Sampaio, E., Lim, B. & Peters, S. (2008). "Mimon bennettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 September 2009.