Parnell's mustached bat

Parnell's Mustached Bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Mormoopidae
Genus:	Pteronotus
Species:	P. parnellii
Binomial name
Pteronotus parnellii Gray, 1843
Subspecies
P. p. parnellii P. p. fuscus P. p. gonavensis P. p. mesoamericanus P. p. mexicanus P. p. portoricensis P. p. pusillus P. p. rubiginosus

The Parnell's Mustached Bat, Pteronotus parnellii is an insectivorous bat native to North, Central and South America. This bat species ranges from southern Sonora, Mexico south to Brazil. It's a large bat with a forearm length of about 60 millimeters. The ears are short and pointed, and they have no noseleafs, but the lips are wrinkled up and modified into a funnel shape.

These bats live mainly in moist areas, although they can also be found in dry deciduous forests. They roost in caves and tunnels, and sometimes live together with other bat species. The females breed once a year.

References

• John F. Eisemberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
• Don E. Wilson, 2003. The Smithsonian book of North American mammals.