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The dwarf dog-faced bat is an insectivore, catching insects mid-flight. It is relatively slow for a free-tailed bat, which are generally adapted for high speeds, and has flight characteristics more similar to a vesper bat. Its predicted flight speed is 6.3 m/s (23 km/h; 14 mph).
Molossops (meaning: false molossus bat) is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae. [1] The four member species are found in nearly every country of South America, with the dwarf dog-faced bat being found in the most countries. It contains only two species: Rufous dog-faced bat (Molossops neglectus) Dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii)
They range in size from the dwarf slit-faced bat, at 3 cm (1 in) plus a 3 cm (1 in) tail, to the large slit-faced bat, at 9 cm (4 in) plus a 9 cm (4 in) tail. Like all bats, nycterids are capable of true and sustained flight , and have forearm lengths ranging from 3 cm (1 in) to 7 cm (3 in).
Almost no molossids have population estimates, though the Mexican free-tailed bat is estimated to have a population of nearly 100 million, as one of the most numerous mammals in the world, [2] while seven species—the blunt-eared bat, equatorial dog-faced bat, Fijian mastiff bat, La Touche's free-tailed bat, Natal free-tailed bat, São Tomé ...
At least one species, the large slit-faced bat, even catches vertebrate prey, such as frogs and small birds. [ 4 ] The echolocation calls of slit-faced bats are relatively quiet and short in duration, and they seem to target their prey by hearing the sounds it produces, rather than by sonar. [ 4 ]
They range in size from the little white-shouldered bat, at 3 cm (1 in) and no tail, to the greater spear-nosed bat, at 13 cm (5 in) plus a 4 cm (2 in) tail. Like all bats, phyllostomids are capable of true and sustained flight , and have forearm lengths ranging from multiple species with 3 cm (1 in), to the greater spear-nosed bat at 10 cm (4 in).
Genus Mirimiri (Fijian monkey-faced bat): one species; Genus Neopteryx (small-toothed fruit bat): one species; Genus Pteralopex (monkey-faced bats): five species; Genus Pteropus (flying foxes): sixty-five species (six extinct) Genus Styloctenium (stripe-faced fruit bats): two species; Subfamily Rousettinae. Genus Casinycteris (short-palated ...
The dwarf slit-faced bat (Nycteris nana) is a species of slit-faced bat living in forest and savanna regions of Central Africa. Two subspecies have been identified: N. n. nana and N. n. tristis .