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Unsung Pollinators of the U.S.
Conservation begins with you!
Hi, I'm Pollena!
My friends call me a Mexican long-nosed bat. I’m pretty big for a bat, measuring a whole 3 inches long (including my nose)! [3]
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Cool Facts About Me
My favorite time of day is actually night!
I’m a dual-citizen of the United States and Mexico.
Here is what Western science calls me...
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Species Name: Leptonycteris nivalis
Thinking question:
What do you think it would be like to be a bat?
Listen to an interview
with Pollena
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