Mexican long-tongued bat
| Mexican long-tongued bat | |
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Choeronycteris
Tschudi, 1844
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C. mexicana
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| Choeronycteris mexicana Tschudi, 1844
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| File:Choeronycteris mexicana map.png | |
| Mexican long-tongued bat range | |
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The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Choeronycteris.[citation needed] The species is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.[1]
Mexican long-tongued bats feed on nectar and pollen from agaves and other plants. These bats' tongues can extend up to a third of their body length, a feature which makes them uniquely equipped to reach nectar deep inside an agave or cactus blossom. In southern Arizona, long-tongued bats often get nectar from neighborhood hummingbird feeders as well. In the United States, this species is found in the southern parts of California, New Mexico, and Arizona.[1] Their range extends from Mexico through Central America and down to Venezuela. The young are born well-furred for additional warmth in the cool mountain canyons where this species roosts.
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2011
- Phyllostomidae
- Bats of North America
- Bats of Central America
- Bats of Mexico
- Bats of the United States
- Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Fauna of the Colorado Desert
- Fauna of the Sonoran Desert
- Fauna of the Southwestern United States
- Mammals of El Salvador
- Mammals of Guatemala
- Mammals of Honduras
- Animals described in 1844
- Phyllostomidae stubs
