- Mexican dog-faced bat
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Mexican dog-faced bat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae Genus: Cynomops Species: C. mexicanus Binomial name Cynomops mexicanus
Jones & Genoways, 1967The Mexican dog-faced bat (Cynomops mexicanus) is a bat species from Central America. It is found from Nayarit in Mexico to Costa Rica at elevations up to 1500 m.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of C. greenhalli. It roosts in deciduous and evergreen forest, and is usually found near small bodies of water.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Cynomops mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136611. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
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