The Mexican funnel-eared bat (''Natalus stramineus'') is a

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

species native to the

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Description

The Mexican funnel-eared bat has very distinct funnel shaped ears, hence its name. The ears tilt forward, and the face has a triangular shape and pale skin. Both sexes of this species are similar in size, unlike other species. They have brown fur, which becomes darker as it reaches the tip. They tend to live in deep and very humid caves and have groups from 100 up to 10,000 bats.

Distribution

The Mexican funnel-eared bat is endemic to the

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islands.

References

* Ricardo López-Wilchis, Luis M. Guevara-Chumacero, Neófito ángeles Pérez, Javier Juste, Carlos IbáñEz, and Irene D. L. A. Barriga-Sosa. "Taxonomic status assessment of the Mexican populations of funnel-eared bats, genus ''Natalus'' (Chiroptera: Natalidae)", ''Acta Chiropterologica'' 14(2), pp. 305-316, January 1, 2012, . * Adrian Tejedor, "A new species of funnel-eared Bat (Natalidae: ''Natalus'') from Mexico", ''Journal of Mammalogy'', Volume 86, Issue 6, 14 December 2005, pp. 1109–1120, , * José Williams Torres-Flores and Ricardo López-Wilchis. "Trophic niche and diet of ''Natalus mexicanus'' (Chiroptera: Natalidae) in a tropical dry forest of western Mexico", ''Acta Chiropterologica'' 20(2), pp. 343–350, February 14, 2019, . Bats of the Caribbean Least concern biota of North America Mammals described in 1838 Mammals of Anguilla Mammals of Antigua and Barbuda Mammals of Dominica Mammals of Guadeloupe Mammals of Martinique Mammals of Montserrat Mammals of Saint Kitts and Nevis Natalus Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{bat-stub

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