Mexican dog-faced bat
| Mexican dog-faced bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Cynomops |
| Species: | C. mexicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynomops mexicanus Jones & Genoways, 1967 | |
The Mexican dog-faced bat (Cynomops mexicanus) is a bat species of the family Molossidae from Central America.[2] It is found from Nayarit in Mexico to Costa Rica at elevations up to 1500 m.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of C. greenhalli.[2] It roosts in deciduous and evergreen forest, and is usually found near small bodies of water.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Rodriguez, B. & Miller, B. (2008). "Cynomops mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- 1 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. 437. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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