Status of Leptonycteris nivalis (Phyllostomatidae) in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Easterla DA. 1972. Status of Leptonycteris nivalis (Phyllostomatidae) in Big Bend National Park, Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist. 17(3):287-292
Six capture sites are reported for the Mexican long-tongued bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) in Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, and one in adjacent Coahuila, Mexico. Data are given on a four year decline and disappearance of L. nivalis at Mt. Emory cave, the only colony location known for the United States. Three capture sites were in the Lower Sonoran Life-zone (arroyo-mesquite-acacia, and lechugilla-creosotebush-cactus plant associations). This is the first report indicating L. nivalis is not limited to the Transition and Canadian Life-Zones (pine-oak forests).
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- Journal Article
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- Easterla, David
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- BIBE
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- Animal Studies, Habitats, mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) - Chiroptera - Phyllostomatidae