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Lesser Long-nosed Bat

Leptonycteris yerbabuenae

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 43, February 39, March 52, April 69, May 63, June 31, July 38, August 54, September 57, October 32, November 33, December 37.
United States532
Arizona523
Mexico157
Sinaloa44
Baja California Sur18
Jalisco17
Sonora15
New Mexico8
Guanajuato7
Mexico6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyNew World Leaf-nosed Bats · Phyllostomidae
GenusMexican Long-nosed Bats · Leptonycteris

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