Southern Long-nosed Bat

Taxobox
name = Southern Long-nosed Bat


status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Phyllostomidae
genus = "Leptonycteris"
species = "L. curasoae"
binomial = "Leptonycteris curasoae"
binomial_authority = Miller, 1900
synonyms = The Southern Long-nosed Bat ("Leptonycteris curasoae") is a species of bat in the Phyllostomidae family. It is found in Aruba, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, the United States, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, hot deserts, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Chiroptera Specialist Group 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/11699/all Leptonycteris curasoae] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.