Mexican Long-nosed Bat US FWS

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Scientific Name:
Leptonycteris nivalis

Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Greater Long-nosed Bat

Group: Mammals

Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: September 30, 1988

EN-IUCN: 2008

Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Central America, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas

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