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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Endangered |
| 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 species occupies deserts and thorny arid scrubs of Peru and Chile form the core of its distribution. The area of distribution includes three major areas, wide apart from each other; each area includes several local and smaller populations. Diurnal roosts include rock crevices, small caves, and hollow trees (Mann 1978, Iriarte 2008), but might use ceilings in large edifications (churches, old houses) or small drainage tunnels. Foraging activity begins one hour before dusk and lasts for about three hours (Galaz et al. 2009). This is the only Neotropical species of Myotis that hibernates.
Range:
Atacama Myotis is known from southern Peru and northern Chile (Simmons 2005). However historical records indicate the presence of the species in northern Peru, and there are records in the central coast, and a recent southern record from Choapa, Coquimbo, Chile (RodrÃguez San Pedro et al. 2014).
Conservation:
Regional efforts in Chile are looking for protection of the habitats where the species is present. These include the designation of protected areas and their inclusion in the National System of Protected Areas. The species occurs at the Reserva Nacional Las Chinchillas (Coquimbo region) and Reserva Nacional Pampa del Tamarugal, both in Chile. Further studies are necessary to assess the risk of populations nearby the projects for Eolic farms in northern Chile.