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Affected Species
Latin America is home to more than 350 bat species. Unfortunately, 40 of these species are classified by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), and Critically Endangered (CR).
Here is a list of these 40 most imperiled species in Latin America and the Caribbean:
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Solitary Fruit-eating Bat
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Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
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Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat, Guadeloupe Big-eyed Bat
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Guadeloupean Big Brown Bat, Guadeloupe Big Brown Bat
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Curaçaoan Long-nosed Bat, Southern Long-nosed Bat
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Greater Long-nosed Bat, Mexican Long-nosed Bat
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Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat
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Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat
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Fish-eating Bat, Fish-eating Myotis
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Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared Bat
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Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat
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Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
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Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
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Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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