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Mexican long-nosed bat

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Glossophaginae
Species : Leptonycteris nivalis

 

The Greater long-nosed bat, mexican long-nosed bat is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Mexican long-nosed bat

The endangered Mexican long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris nivalis, is a nectar feeder.

1997: The cause of concern for Leptonycteris nivalis is apparently due to habitat loss, degredation, and/or fragmentation (Schmitt, 1997) *28*.

1999: The Mexican long-nosed bat is found in southwestern United States, most of Mexico, and Central America (Harvey et al.

Endangered Nectar Bats The Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) is a nectar-feeding bat found in northern and central Mexico, the southwestern corner of New Mexico and the Big Bend area of Texas.

In northern Mexico, the Mexican long-nosed bat is known to occur from medium to high elevations -- 1500 to 9300 feet in desert scrub - pine oak woodlands (NMDGF, 1996)*23*.

Of the 45 kinds of bats living in the United States, seven are in danger of becoming extinct: The greater (Mexican) long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) is an insect and nectar feeding bat found in the Big Bend region of southwestern Texas.

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USFWS Refuges on which the Mexican long-nosed bat is reported. (Full text)

Sanborn's and Mexican long-nosed bats are scheduled to be added to this list in 1988. (Full text)

The puma (Puma concolor) is Critically Endangered, the rice rat (Orizomys melanotis) is classified as Data Deficient, the Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) is considered Critically Endangered, the Mexican agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana) and the bat (Lonchorhina aurita) are considered Threatened, and the bat (Bauerus dubiaquercus) and the howler monkey (Alouatta palliaata mexicana) are considered Vulnerable. (Full text)

Identification: Leptonycteris nivalis is a medium-sized bat, 70-90 mm long and weighs 18-30 g. (Full text)

status of the Mexican long-nosed bat is unknown for certain, but suspected to be declining. (Full text)

Mexican-Long-Nosed Bat is in Chihuahua Desert of southwestern Texas (Full text)

Mexican long-nosed bats are very useful as pollinators for agave growers and farmers alike. (Full text)

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