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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:
It is found in forests (south), and rural and urban areas (north). It can be found in caves, tunnels and houses, and Willig (1983) found more than 2,000 individuals in an abandoned house in Brazil. It co-inhabits with bats of the genus Carollia. This species is nectarivorous.
Range:
This species occurs in Tamaulipas, Sonora and Trés Marías Isls (Mexico) south to the Guianas, southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru. It is also found on Margarita Island (Venezuela), Trinidad, Grenada (Lesser Antilles) and Jamaica (Simmons 2005).
Conservation:
The recommended conservation action is to reduce habitat loss. Taxonomic revision is needed for this species. It is found in protected areas.