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Base map: Includes geospatial data 'World Countries' and 'World Ocean Background' 
from ESRI, Redlands, California. 
Data source: North American Bat Ranges, compiled by Bat 
Conservation International, digitally available at www.data.gov. 
Coordinate System: North America Lambert 
Conformal Conic 
Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic 
Datum: North American 1983 
False Easting: 0.0000 
False Northing: 0.0000 
Central Meridian: -96.0000 
Standard Parallel 1:20.0000 
Standard Parallel 2:60.0000 
Figure 40. Approximate distribution of the big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis. Species range is shown in yel¬ 
low, but also includes much of southern Mexico through most of northern and central South America and the Greater 
Antilles (see text). 
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