Pallas's Mastiff Bat - Molossus molossus
( Pallas, 1766 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
It is found in urban areas. Large colonies are found in palm leaves as refuges (Barquez pers. comm.). They roost in attics on the islands (Rodriguez Duran pers. comm.).

Range:
This species occurs from Sinaloa and Coahuila (Mexico) to Peru, northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Suriname and the Guianas, in the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Florida Keys (USA), Margarita Island (Venezuela), CuraƧao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles), and Trinidad and Tobago (Simmons 2005).

Conservation:
It is found in protected areas.

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