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Pollination
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lesser long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
Lesser long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) pollinating Agave palmeri in Arizona. Bats are the primary pollinators of roughly 200 species of agave and cactus plants, from the southwestern U.S. to the Andes Mountains of South America and many Caribbean Islands.
1986ArizonaMerlin Tuttle's Bat ConservationNorth AmericaPalmer's century plant Agave palmeriPhyllostomidaebatbat conservationcutelesser longnosed bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenaemammalphotographypollinatingpollinating Agave speciespollination