Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Molossidae Scientific name Cynomops mexicanus | Phylum Chordata Order Chiroptera Genus Cynomops Rank Species | |
Similar Cynomops, Sinaloan mastiff bat, Wagner's mustached bat, Miller's mastiff bat, Thomas's shaggy bat | ||
The Mexican dog-faced bat (Cynomops mexicanus) is a bat species of the family Molossidae from Central America. It is found from Nayarit in Mexico to Costa Rica at elevations up to 1500 m. It was formerly considered a subspecies of C. greenhalli. It roosts in deciduous and evergreen forest, and is usually found near small bodies of water.
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Mexican dog-faced bat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA