Paraguana moustached bat

Paraguana moustached bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Mormoopidae
Genus: Pteronotus
Species:
P. paraguanensis
Binomial name
Pteronotus paraguanensis
(Linares & Ojasti, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Pteronotus parnellii paraguanensis Linares & Ojasti, 1974

The Paraguana moustached bat (Pteronotus paraguanensis) occurs only on the Paraguaná Peninsula of Venezuela.[1] The entire population uses three caves, one of which is subject to human vandalism.[1] Their total range is less than 400 km2 (150 sq mi).[1] In 2008, the caves where the bat is found were protected by the creation of the Cuevas de Paraguaná Wildlife Sanctuary–the first wildlife sanctuary in Venezuela.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Solari, S. (2016). "Pteronotus paraguanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136610A21987754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136610A21987754.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cuevas de Paraguaná". diversidadbiologica.minamb.gob.ve. Diversidad Biológica. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2017.