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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| Est. World Population: | 240 |
| 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:
Little is known about the ecology of Myotis planiceps. Apparently, this species is confined to montane forests. Possibly it roosts in crevices. It is insectivorous; some stomach contents contained insects. No reproductive data are known (Matson 1975). Habitat loss has been estimated at between 16-21% over the last ten years (A.D. Cuaron and P.C. de Grammont pers. comm.).
Range:
The insectivorous Flat-headed Myotis is an endemic species restricted to a very small area. It occurs in Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Zacatecas (Mexico) (Simmons 2005); it was thought extinct in 1996, but then it was rediscovered in three localities, including two new ones in 2004 (Arroyo-Cabrales et al. 2005).
Conservation:
The species is included in the Mexican regulation for species conservation NOM-59-SEMARNAT-2001 (under P category which means Endangered with extinction). The protection of this species is being undertaken by the Program for Mexican Bat Conservation (PCMM) (J. Arroyo-Cabrales pers. comm.).