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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:
This species is found in a variety of vegetation types throughout its range, but it is always located near streams, bodies of water or other moist places. Bulldog Bats typically roost in hollow trees, foliage and man-made structures (Barquez 1999, Barquez et al. 2006). Members of this species have been found in association with the mastiff bat Molossus molossus; the roost can easily be identified by the musky odour of the Lesser Bulldog Bat (Nowak 1999). Individuals have been noted foraging with eight to 15 conspecifics. Studies of the activity pattern of this species show a peak in activity immediately after sundown (Hooper and Brown 1968).
Range:
This species occurs in south Mexico (only Chiapas) to the Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina (Simmons 2005).
Conservation:
In Mexico it is listed as subject to special protection under NOM - 059 - SEMARNAT - 2001 (Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.). It needs taxonomic review (Barquez pers. comm.)