Mexican Long Tongued Bat by Erin Olitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l Choeronycteris mexicana en-us 2017-10-26 16:08:54 UTC 2024-07-14 17:03:46 UTC hello@padlet.com What does it eat? eolitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/200895932
  •  Fruit
  • -Insects
  •  Cacti
  • -Agave
  • -Cardon
    • They both feed on and pollinate these different species. 
    ]]>     2017-10-26 16:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/200895932     eolitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/200896369 Their tongue is 1/3 the length of their body.]]> 2017-10-26 16:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/200896369 Where do they live eolitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/200898940 This species is common throughout Mexico. Its range extends through Central and northern South America and to the southern parts of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. However, it is rare in the United States.]]> 2017-10-26 16:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/200898940 Interesting Facts eolitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/204431871 ●The population lives in the United States during the summer migrates to Mexico and northern Central America in winter, following the blooming cycle of plants such as agaves and some cacti. 
    ●They are members of a very diverse, mostly tropical family of leaf-nosed bats, the Phyllostomidae. 
    ●The nose leaf, which looks like a small triangular bump near the tip of the nose, may help direct the ultrasonic echolocation signals the bat sends through its nostrils.
    ]]>     2017-11-07 16:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/204431871     What does it look like? eolitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/204432511 ●The Mexican long-tongued bat has short ears, a long, narrow rostrum, big eyes, a minute tail
    ●It has a leaf-like projection of skin above the nostrils called a nose leaf.
    ● It is a medium sized bat that weighs about 25 grams and is between 3 and 3.5 inches long.
    ● The fur is gray to brown above and lighter on the underside. 
    ]]>     2017-11-07 16:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/204432511     eolitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/204433303 2017-11-07 16:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/204433303 eolitzky https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/213961512 2017-12-07 01:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/eolitzky/binmokyi3h2l/wish/213961512