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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
The habitat consists of extensive open areas with potential roost sites having vertical faces to drop off from and take flight, such as crevices in rock outcroppings and cliff faces, tunnels and tall buildings. This species inhabits various types of open, semi-arid to arid habitats (Cockrum 1960, Allen 1987, Best et al. 1996, Ahlborn 2000). It is an insectivore (Barquez et al. 1993).
Range:
This species occurs from California to Texas (USA), south to Zacatecas and Hidalgo (Mexico), in western Peru, Bolivia, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Cuba (Simmons 2005). The distribution includes Misiones in Argentina and all of Paraguay and exclude southern tip of distribution in Argentina (Barquez et al. 2006). The Cuban material may be misidentified (Mancina pers. comm.). It also includes south Colombia.
Conservation:
The recommended conservation action is to avoid loss of drinking sites and habitat. It is found in protected areas.