Aztec mastiff bat
| Aztec mastiff bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Molossus |
| Species: | M. aztecus |
| Binomial name | |
| Molossus aztecus Saussure, 1860 | |
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| Aztec mastiff bat range | |
The Aztec mastiff bat (Molossus aztecus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.[2] It is found from Jalisco and Cozumel Island in southern Mexico to Nicaragua (it has been reported from Guatemala but not from El Salvador or Honduras) in a variety of forest habitats at elevations from near sea level to 1300 m.[1] It has also been reported from southern Venezuela.[1] The species' diet is insectivorous.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S.; Perez, S. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2008). "Molossus aztecus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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