Coiban mastiff bat

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Coiban mastiff bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Molossus
Species:
M. coibensis
Binomial name
Molossus coibensis
J.A. Allen, 1904
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Coiban mastiff bat range

The Coiban mastiff bat (Molossus coibensis) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. [2] Its range extends from Chiapas in southern Mexico to Mato Grosso in Brazil, including Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador. The taxonomic status of the populations in Central America is uncertain. [1] The species is insectivorous and is known from a variety of forest habitats at elevations from near sea level to 1300 m. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2017). "Molossus coibensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T102208365A22106904. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T102208365A22106904.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.