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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)
This is a list of the native mammal species recorded in Argentina.As of January 2020, the list contains 402 mammal species from Argentina, of which one is extinct, seven are critically endangered, seventeen are endangered, sixteen are vulnerable, and thirty are near threatened.
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 ...
Pale spear-nosed bat Mexican long-tongued bat Southern long-nosed bat Orange nectar bat Silky short-tailed bat Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus sp. Wrinkle-faced bat Salvin's big-eyed bat Honduran white bat Little yellow-shouldered bat Tent-making bat Common vampire bat White-winged vampire bat. Family: Phyllostomidae. Subfamily: Phyllostominae ...
Cynomops is a genus of Central and South American dog-faced bats in the family Molossidae. [1] It has sometimes been considered a subgenus of Molossops. It contains the following species: Cinnamon dog-faced bat (C. abrasus) Freeman's dog-faced bat (C. freemani) Greenhall's dog-faced bat (C. greenhalli) Cynomops kuizha [2] Cynomops mastivus (C ...
Western mastiff bat Pale spear-nosed bat. The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Noctilionidae. Genus: Noctilio. Lesser bulldog bat, Noctilio albiventris LR/lc; Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio ...
Western mastiff bat Tomes's sword-nosed bat Pale spear-nosed bat The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.