- Parnell's Mustached Bat
Taxobox
name = Parnell's Mustached Bat
status = LR/lc
status_system = iucn2.3
status_ref = IUCN2007|assessors=Chiroptera Specialist Group|year=1996|id=18708|title=Pteronotus parnellii|downloaded=09 June 2008]
image_width = 200px
regnum =Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo =Chiroptera
familia =Mormoopidae
genus = "Pteronotus "
species = "P. parnellii"
binomial = "Pteronotus parnellii"
binomial_authority = Gray, 1843
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies [ [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13801491 Mammal Species of the World - Browse: parnellii ] ]
subdivision = "P. p. parnellii "
"P. p. fuscus "
"P. p. gonavensis "
"P. p. mesoamericanus "
"P. p. mexicanus "
"P. p. portoricensis "
"P. p. pusillus "
"P. p. rubiginosus "The Parnell's Mustached Bat, "Pteronotus parnellii" is an
insectivorous bat native to North, Central andSouth America . This bat species ranges from southernSonora ,Mexico south toBrazil . It's a large bat with a forearm length of about 60 millimeters. The ears are short and pointed, and they have no noseleafs, but the lips are wrinkled up and modified into a funnel shape.These bats live mainly in moist areas, although they can also be found in dry deciduous forests. They roost in caves and tunnels, and sometimes live together with other bat species. The females breed once a year.
References
* John F. Eisemberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
* Don E. Wilson, 2003. The Smithsonian book of North American mammals.
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