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Mormoopidae
The family Mormoopidae contains bats known generally as mustached bats, ghost-faced bats, and naked-backed bats. They are found in the Americas from the Southwestern United States to Southeastern Brazil. They are distinguished by the presence of a leaf-like projection from their lips, instead of the nose-leaf found in many other bat species. In some species, the wing membranes join over the animal's back, making it appear hairless. The tail projects only a short distance beyond the membrane that stretches between the hind legs. They are brownish in colour, with short, dense fur. Their dental formula is: Mormoopid bats roost in caves and tunnels in huge colonies that may include hundreds of thousands of members, producing enough guano to allow commercial mining. They do not hibernate as some other bats do since they live in the tropics. They feed on insects found close to, or on, bodies of water. Classification The family consists of two genera, containing around 13 species. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagner's Mustached Bat
Wagner's mustached bat (''Pteronotus personatus'') is a bat species from South and Central America. It is one of the few New World bats species known to perform Doppler shift compensation behavior. Description Wagner's mustached bat is a relatively small bat, with a head-body length of and a tail long. There are two color phases, with some individuals having blackish-brown fur over the back and head with drab grey underparts, and others being clay-brown to reddish yellow with buff or cinnamon underparts. Individuals of both color phases can be found together in the same cave. The ears are long and pointed, with sharp serrations along the medial edges and a spatulate tragus (ear), tragus including a shelf-like fold. The upper lip has a number of heavy bristles and surrounds the nose, with numerous folds and small projections along its edge. The snout is raised upwards, while the remainder of the skull is relatively flattened. The incisor teeth are reduced in size, but have a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davy's Naked-backed Bat
Davy's (lesser) naked-backed bat (''Pteronotus davyi'') is a small, insect-eating, cave-dwelling bat of the Family Mormoopidae. It is found throughout South and Central America, including Trinidad, but not Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, or French Guiana.Adams, J.K. (1989) ''Pteronotus davyi''. Mammalian Species 346: 1-5 Specimens of this bat had been found infected with rabies in Trinidad during the height of that island's vampire-bat-transmitted rabies epidemic of the early half of the 20th century, but not in recent times. Description General features The lesser naked-backed bat (also known as Davy's naked-backed bat,) earns its name from the appearance of its backside. The bat species appears to have a hairless or "naked" back due to the attachment of its wings on the mid-line of its dorsal surface. The wing membranes give the bat's back its shiny appearance. The lesser-naked backed bat shares this diagnostic feature with two other species of bat of the same family (Mormoopi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooty Mustached Bat
The sooty mustached bat (''Pteronotus quadridens'') is a species of bat in the family Mormoopidae. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Description Sooty mustached bat is the smallest species in the genus ''Pteronotus''. Color phases in this bat are indicators of age differences or bleaching due to high concentrations of ammonia in the roost. As a result, color ranges from grayish brown to yellowish brown with some individuals reaching an orange-brown phase. The body is completely covered in fur except for the wings and tail membrane. The length of mandible is and their forearm is less than in length. The margin above nostril is lobulated and slightly convex. Mating and reproduction Sooty mustached bats are monoesturous and uniparous most of the time with twinning rarely occurring. Based on the testicular size, mating begins in January and most females are pregnant in May. The pregnant female undergoes an increase in body mass of 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pteronotus Pristinus
The pristine mustached bat (''Pteronotus (Phyllodia) pristinus'') is an extinct Late Quaternary species of bat in the endemic Neotropical family Mormoopidae. It was distributed in Cuba and possibly Florida (United States). Distribution This bat is known only from subfossils. It was described from Late Quaternary cave deposits in Cuba ( Las Villas Province, Trinidad, Cueva de los Masones) and found also in Rancholabrean cave deposits in southern Florida (Monkey Jungle Hammock). Florida specimens (two mandibles) were only tentatively referred to ''Pteronotus'' cf. ''P. pristinus'', because they could not be directly compared with the Cuban material (several skulls, postcranial elements), but they may represent ''P. pristinus''. This is the only occurrence of ''Pteronotus'' in the United States, fossil or recent. Cuba is the most likely source for West Indian bats in Florida. Extinction In Florida, the pristine mustached bat became locally extinct at the end of the Pleistocen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Naked-backed Bat
The big naked-backed bat (''Pteronotus gymnonotus''), is a bat species from South America, South and Central America. Taxonomy It was species description, described as a new species in 1843 by German zoologist Johann Andreas Wagner. Wagner placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Chilonycteris''. The holotype had been collected in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Taxon authority is sometimes given to Johann Natterer, however. According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature's Principle of Priority, the first author to publish a species name is considered the authority of that name. Smith (1977) hypothesized that Wagner copied Natterer's species description directly from his diary, and thus gave Natterer the authority. Carter and Dolan (1978) stated that Wagner's description was not comparable to Natterer's, which is why they attribute the name to Wagner. The reference texts ''Mammals of South America'' and ''Mammals of Mexico'' also list Wagner as the authority. Descripti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macleay's Mustached Bat
Macleay's mustached bat (''Pteronotus macleayii'') is a species of bat in the family Mormoopidae. It is found in Cuba and Jamaica, and is threatened by habitat loss. The species is named for William Sharp Macleay, who collected the type specimen. Description Macleay's mustached bat is a small bat, with an average body length of and a tail long. Fully-grown adults weigh , with males being slightly larger than females. The body is covered by greyish-brown to orange-brown fur, fading to near-white on the undersides. The head is relatively flat with a slightly upturned snout. The ears are narrow and pointed, with serrated outer edges near the tips, and a long, slightly flattened tragus. The wings have an aspect ratio of 7.6 and a wing loading of 4.6 N/m2, suitable for agile flying in cluttered environments, such as forests. The encephalisation quotient of the species has been calculated at 0.85. Distribution and habitat Macleay's mustached bats are widespread on Cuba and Jamai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antillean Ghost-faced Bat
The Antillean ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops blainvillei'') is a species of bat in the family Mormoopidae. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Description These bats range in color from a pale cinnamon to a more reddish color, showing darker pigmentation on the dorsal side as opposed to the ventral. No molting specimens have been observedSilva Taboada, G. 1979. Los Murciélagos de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 423 pp. and no geographic variation in color has been studied, observed or documented. Like other species in the ''Mormoops'' genus, the Antillean ghost-faced bat shows elaborate, intricate facial outgrowths and leaflike appendages. The face features nostrils located on a fleshy pad, and coarse bristles protruding from both lips.Anthony, H. E. 1918. Indigenous land mammals of Porto Rico, living and extinct. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, New Series, 2:394-435. Fossil record The fossil record for this species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguana Moustached Bat
The Paraguana moustached bat (''Pteronotus paraguanensis'') occurs only on the Paraguaná Peninsula of Venezuela. The entire population uses three caves, one of which is subject to human vandalism. Their total range is less than . In 2008, the caves where the bat is found were protected by the creation of the Cuevas de Paraguaná Wildlife Sanctuary–the first wildlife sanctuary in Venezuela. Taxonomy There is uncertainty if this taxa represents a species, or if it is a subspecies of Parnell's mustached bat. Based on morphology, the bats were elevated from a subspecies to a species in 2008.Eliécer E. Gutiérrez, Jesús Molinari; Morphometrics and Taxonomy of Bats of the Genus Pteronotus (Subgenus Phyllodia) in Venezuela. J Mammal 2008; 89 (2): 292-305. The status of the bat as a full species was affirmed by genetic sequencing. Conservation In their 2008 assessment, the IUCN listed the Paraguana moustached bat as critically endangered. The 2016 assessment, however, downliste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnell's Mustached Bat
Parnell's mustached bat (''Pteronotus parnellii'') is an insectivorous bat native to the Americas. It ranges from southern Sonora, Mexico, south to Brazil. It has a wider historical range; fossil specimens have been collected on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. The bat was named for the British zoologist Richard Parnell. Biology This is a large bat with a forearm length of about . The ears are short and pointed, and lack noseleafs. The lips are wrinkled up and modified into a funnel shape. This bat is most common in moist habitat types, and it can be found in some dry deciduous forests. It is mostly nocturnal, roosting in caves and mines during the day and emerging shortly after sunset for five to seven hours of activity. Parnell's mustached bat is an insectivore, taking a variety of insects such as beetles, moths, flies, and dragonflies. While many insectivorous bats prefer river habitats for the availability of aquatic insects, it generally hunts in non-river h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormoops
''Mormoops'' is a genus of bat in the family Mormoopidae. It contains the following species: * Antillean ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops blainvillii'') * Giant ghost-faced bat (†''Mormoops magna'') * Ghost-faced bat The ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops megalophylla'') is a bat in the genus ''Mormoops''. It is one of only two extant species within its genus, the other being the much smaller ''Mormoops blainvillii''. They are nocturnal and hunt using echolocatio ... (''Mormoops megalophylla'') References Bat genera Taxa named by William Elford Leach Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pteronotus
''Pteronotus'' is a genus of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most ...s. Eight extant species have been recognized, as well as one relatively recently extinct species. References * Gutierrez, E.E. & Molinari, J. 2008. Morphometrics and taxonomy of bats of the genus ''Pteronotus'' (subgenus ''Phyllodia'') in Venezuela. Journal of Mammalogy 89(2): 292–305. Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost-faced Bat
The ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops megalophylla'') is a bat in the genus ''Mormoops''. It is one of only two extant species within its genus, the other being the much smaller ''Mormoops blainvillii''. They are nocturnal and hunt using echolocation. It gets its name from the unusual appearance of its face, which is due to the flaps of skin that hang from it, its poorly developed nose, and "large, round ears that join across their forehead". Description The ghost-faced bat is of medium size with a reddish-brown to dark-brown appearance. The reddish color becomes more prominent as the pelage ages. This particular bat undergoes molting, usually between June and September. On the dorsal side, molting starts on the shoulders and spreads over the back, whereas on the ventral side molting usually begins under the wings, on the neck and chin and then spreads down across the abdomen. The faces of these bats have a 'smashed-in' appearance. This odd appearance is the result of four combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
