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Western long-tongued bat

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Western long-tongued bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Glossophaga
Species:
G. morenoi
Binomial name
Glossophaga morenoi
Martinez & Villa, 1938

The western long-tongued bat (Glossophaga morenoi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to southern Mexico, from Chiapas in the southeast to Tlaxcala in the northeast and Michoacán in the west. It ranges over tropical dry forest, shrubland, and dry pine–oak forests, typically from sea level to 300 meters elevation and occasionally up to 1500 meters elevation. It inhabits caves, tree hollows, culverts, wells, and buildings.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Cuarón, A.D.; de Grammont, P.C. (2015). "Glossophaga morenoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T9276A22108155. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T9276A22108155.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.