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Tomes's sword-nosed bat

Mammals

Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Lonchorhina aurita), also known as the common sword-nosed bat, is a bat species of South and Central America. It is also found in the Bahamas, although there it is known from only one specimen collected on the island of New Providence. In 2006 the scientists Aideé Vargas and Kathrin Barboza Marquez rediscovered it in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, where it had been believed extinct for 72 years, and an ecological sanctuary has since been established at the town of San Juan de Corralito to protect the species. The bat has long ears with sharply pointed tips, a large nose-leaf of up to 20 millimetres, dark brown or black fur and black wing membranes. The forearm measures 47 to 57 millimetres and individuals weigh 10 to 22 grams. It is insectivorous, though one individual has been recorded eating fruit, and it is nocturnal, roosting by day in sheltered places such as caves or culverts in colonies of 10 to 500 individuals that share roosts with other bat species. It has been documented in lowlands and at elevations up to 1,500 metres. As of 2015 the IUCN evaluates it as a species of least concern.

Facts
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
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Bahamas

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It is also found in the Bahamas, but is known from only one specimen collected on the island of New Providence.
Belize

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Bolivia

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Brazil

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Colombia

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Costa Rica

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Ecuador

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
El Salvador

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Guatemala

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Guyana

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Honduras

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Mexico

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Nicaragua

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Panama

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Peru

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Suriname

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Trinidad and Tobago

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It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Venezuela

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Source Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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1. Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation
    As of 2015, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.
  • Biology and ecology, diet
    It is insectivorous, though a record exists of one individual eating fruit.
  • Biology and ecology, activity
    It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves or culverts.
  • Range and habitat
    It is found in several countries in Central and South America including: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
  • Lead, range
    It is also found in the Bahamas, but is known from only one specimen collected on the island of New Providence.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    is a bat species from South and Central America
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