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
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. 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.
  2. 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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