DÁVALOS, LILIANA M.
Mormoopidae
Sign in to saveThe family Mormoopidae contains bats known generally as mustached bats, ghost-faced bats, and naked-backed bats. They are found in the Americas from the Southwestern United States to Southeastern Brazil.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyMormoopidae
Mormoopidae est une famille de chauves-souris.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- Family
- Mormoopidae
- Collections
- MSU, UF, TTU, UCLA, NHMUK, ROM
- Recorded in
- Belize, United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia
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- Parent taxon
- Chiroptera
- Image
- Mormoops blainvillii.jpg
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- Mormoopidae
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- taxon name
- Mormoopidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Mormoopidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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The family Mormoopidae contains bats known generally as mustached bats, ghost-faced bats, and naked-backed bats. They are found in the Americas from the Southwestern United States to Southeastern Brazil.
They are distinguished by the presence of a leaf-like projection from their lips, instead of the nose-leaf found in many other bat species. In some species, the wing membranes join over the animal's back, making it appear hairless. The tail projects only a short distance beyond the membrane that stretches between the hind legs. They are brownish in colour, with short, dense fur. Their dental formula is:
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