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Lesser long-nosed bat

Index Lesser long-nosed bat

The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a medium-sized bat found in Central and North America. [1]

37 relations: Agave, Agave americana, Animal, Arizona, Basal metabolic rate, Bat, Bernardo Villa Ramírez, California, California leaf-nosed bat, Chordate, El Salvador, Genus, Greater long-nosed bat, Guatemala, Guerrero, Honduras, Leaf-nosed bat, Mammal, Mexican long-tongued bat, Mexico, Nectar, New Mexico, Nose-leaf, Periodontal disease, Pima County, Arizona, Pollinator, Saguaro, Saussure's long-nosed bat, Semi-arid climate, Sonora, Southern long-nosed bat, Stenocereus thurberi, Subspecies, Torpor, Type (biology), Vertebra, Wing loading.

Agave

Agave is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States.

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Agave americana

Agave americana, common names sentry plant, century plant, maguey or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico, and the United States in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a U.S. state in the southwestern region of the United States.

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Basal metabolic rate

Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate of energy expenditure per unit time by endothermic animals at rest.

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Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera; with their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.

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Bernardo Villa Ramírez

Bernardo Villa Ramírez (May 4, 1911 – November 21, 2006) was a Mexican mammalogist.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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California leaf-nosed bat

The California leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus californicus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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El Salvador

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador (República de El Salvador, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Greater long-nosed bat

The greater long-nosed bat or Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

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Guatemala

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala (República de Guatemala), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast.

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Guerrero

Guerrero (Spanish for "warrior"), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero (Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Honduras

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras (República de Honduras), is a republic in Central America.

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Leaf-nosed bat

The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from Mexico to northern Argentina.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Mexican long-tongued bat

The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Nectar

Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide antiherbivore protection.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo México, Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern Region of the United States of America.

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Nose-leaf

A leaf nose is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the Phyllostomidae, Hipposideridae, and Rhinolophidae families.

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Periodontal disease

Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a set of inflammatory conditions affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth.

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Pima County, Arizona

Pima County is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona.

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Pollinator

A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower.

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Saguaro

The saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is an arborescent (tree-like) cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea, which can grow to be over tall.

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Saussure's long-nosed bat

The Saussure's long-nosed bats or Mexican long-nosed bats form the genus Leptonycteris within the leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae.

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Semi-arid climate

A semi-arid climate or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate.

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Sonora

Sonora, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Sonora (Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora), is one of 31 states that, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of United Mexican States.

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Southern long-nosed bat

The southern long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) is a South American species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

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Stenocereus thurberi

Stenocereus thurberi, the organ pipe cactus or pitahaya, is a species of cactus native to Mexico and the United States.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, the term subspecies refers to a unity of populations of a species living in a subdivision of the species’s global range and varies from other populations of the same species by morphological characteristics.

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Torpor

Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually by a reduced body temperature and metabolic rate.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached.

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Vertebra

In the vertebrate spinal column, each vertebra is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, the proportions of which vary according to the segment of the backbone and the species of vertebrate.

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Wing loading

In aerodynamics, wing loading is the total weight of an aircraft divided by the area of its wing.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_long-nosed_bat

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