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Leptonycteris curasoae

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Smithsonian Venezuelan Project
Microhabitat Description
Tropical very dry forest
On 12 Dec 2016, Ingrid Rochon was able to locate the mounted skin of this specimen and re-associate it with its USNM number. The skin had been taken off exhibit, been disassociated from its USNM number, assigned a taxidermy inventory number (#24), and ended up in Esther Langan and Nicole Edmison's office. Ingrid wrote the USNM number on the tag and attached photos of the bat to this catalog record. As of 12 Dec 2016 the mounted skin remains in Esther Langan and Nicole Edmison's office.
Record Last Modified
19 Feb 2020
Specimen Count
1
Collection Date
16 Jul 1968
Accession Number
261533
Other Numbers
Mammals Field Number : 44568
USNM Number
455227
Weight - Specimen
26.5 g
Length - Total
77 mm
Length - Tail
0 mm
Length - Hind Tarsus
17 mm
Length - Ear Notch
17 mm
Length - Forearm
53.3 mm
Preparation
Skin
Skull
Sex
Female
Stage
Adult
Place
El Tocuyo, 10 Km N El Tocuyo, Caserio Boro, Lara, Venezuela, South America
Published Name
Leptonycteris curasoae
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Taxonomy
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Glossophaginae
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
Record ID
nmnhvz_7341454
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31a55ac7b-c735-458f-bb32-5f4b3aef7e4b

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