Key Identification Features
- The face features two distinct, symmetrical pairs of white stripes: one pair extends across the head, between and behind the ears, while the other pair sits just below each eye.
- A second 2019 study found that the distinctive yellow pigment may have been selected for due to the species' tent-roosting behavior.
- Two of these, the Mexican long-tongued bat and the California leaf-nosed bat, both have a distinct tail; the California leaf-nosed bat also has much larger ears than the lesser long-nosed bat.
- Despite having two distinct mating seasons across the population, individual bats mate only once per year.
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