Saussure's long-nosed bat

The Saussure's long-nosed bats or Mexican long-nosed bats form the genusLeptonycteris within the leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae.^[1] Like all members of the family, they are native to the Americas. According to ITIS, three species are currently recognised, though varying placements of the populations into species and subspecies will be encountered.

Species

The species recognised by ITIS are:

In view of the thorough ambiguity of the term "Mexican long-nosed bat", which can refer to the genus or to either of two of its species, the alternative common names are preferable.

These migratory bats are the main pollinators of several nocturnal blooming cactus species.

References

↑Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[Simmons-1] Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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Saussure's long-nosed bat

Species

See also

References

関連するトピック

genus

Phyllostomidae

the Americas

ITIS