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Molossus aztecus (Aztec mastiff bat)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Aztec mastiff bat (Molossus aztecus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. 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. It has also been reported from southern Venezuela. The species' diet is insectivorous.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  14 grams
Birth Weight [1]  3 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  100 %
Forages - Aerial [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  3 months 13 days
Gestation [1]  3 months 18 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  2
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.362 inches (6 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0