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Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)

Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)

Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)



Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)

Class: Mammalia
Family: Emballonuridae
Common Name: Proboscis Bat
Genus: Rhynchonycteris
Species Name: naso

About The Proboscis Bat

This species ranges from Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico, to central and eastern Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Guianas, Surinam and Trinidad (Simmons 2005). It is widely distributed at low elevations, generally below 500 m (Eisenberg 1989) but up to 1,500 m.

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Lim, B. & Miller, B. 2008. Rhynchonycteris naso. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Costa Rica
Mexico to Panama

Member Lifelists

North America
World

Sites Where Observed

Location
Date
Notes
3/18/2009
Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)

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