Mexican dog-faced bat
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Species: | C. mexicanus
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Cynomops mexicanus Jones & Genoways, 1967
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The Mexican dog-faced bat (Cynomops mexicanus) is a bat species of the family Molossidae from Central America.[2] It is found from Nayarit in Mexico to Costa Rica at elevations up to 1500 m.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of C. greenhalli.[2] It roosts in deciduous and evergreen forest, and is usually found near small bodies of water.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Cynomops mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T136611A21987867. 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136611A21987867.en. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.