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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Chiroptera
        Family: Phyllostomidae
          Genus: Leptonycteris
            Species: yerbabuenae

Lesser Long-Nosed Bat - Leptonycteris yerbabuenae

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a small (6-8 cm) bat that is found in southern Arizona and the Animas and Peloncillo Mountains of New Mexico, south to Honduras. They roost in old mines and caves at the base of mountains in desert grassland and shrubland and the lower edges of oak woodlands. They are only found in the U.S. during the warmer months

Status

Global Rank: G3

State Rank: S3

State Status: T

Federal Status: Listed Endangered [LE]

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 25

Number of Mapped Locations: 35

Number of Observations: 122

Observation date range: 10-05-1958 to 10-21-2022

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