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Stumble this page!Southern long-nosed bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Glossophaginae
Species : Leptonycteris curasoae
The Southern long-nosed bat is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the southern longnosed bat
A young / baby of a southern longnosed bat is called a 'pup'. A southern longnosed bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Aruba, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, United States and VenezuelaHabitats
Artificial / Terrestrial, Desert, Forest, Hot Desert, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest and Urban Areas
Facts about the southern long-nosed bat
The southern long-nosed bat is an endangered species. (Full text)
1997: The cause of concern for Leptonycteris curasoae is apparently due to habitat loss, degredation, and/or fragmentation (Schmitt, 1997) *42*. (Full text)
Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) portrait The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) is a member of the New World leaf-nosed bat family from North and South America. (Full text)
This endangered lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) is pollinating a saguaro cactus flower in the Sonoran Desert. (Full text)
Tuttle, Bat Conservation International SummaryThe endangered lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) is one of a few bat species that undergoes long distance migrations. (Full text)
The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) is an important migratory pollinator of the region. (Full text)
Medellin The lesser long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris curasoae, is a highly gregarious, nectar-feeding bat that inhabits dry habitats throughout much of western and southern Mexico. (Full text)
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