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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:
Same as most vespertilionids, this is an insectivorous bat. Despite its large distribution, its biology is poorly known, bat surveys show this species is associated to Andean forests over 1000 m (Barquez et al. 1999, Wilson 2008). In Colombia, it has been reported associated to oak forests (Mantilla-Meluk and Muñoz 2014). This species is known to form small colonies in hollow trees (Wilson 2008).
Range:
The species is found from Tamaulipas (southern Mexico) to Bolivia, Northern Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Trinidad (Simmons 2005).
Conservation:
This species shows a large latitudinal and elevational distribution, from southern Mexico to northern Argentina; at the several countries it occupies, it is found in a number of protected areas. However, at the higher elevations of the Andes, loss of native forests should be avoided as this species depends on those ecosystems.