Lesser long-nosed female bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) infected by black fungus (Apophysomyces elegans) A Skin lesions present in the bat B Changes in organ shape and coloration in lungs and heart, showing granuloma along the surface (white spots) of the lungs C A. elegans cultivated from the bat´s wing D–H tissues showing changes and parasitic structures.

 
 
  Part of: López-Romero T, Ramírez-Bravo OE, Camargo-Rivera EE, Jiménez-García D, Bernal-Mendoza H, Marques R (2021) Detection of mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Central Mexico. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 16(4): 493-499. https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.16.e73365