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California Leaf-nosed Bat

Macrotus californicus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 126, February 116, March 153, April 203, May 186, June 91, July 112, August 152, September 100, October 95, November 98, December 110.
United States2,589
Arizona1,543
California1,013
Mexico70
Baja California Sur43
Nevada32
Sonora23
Chihuahua2
Kansas1
Baja California1

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
GenusMacrotus

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