Molossus molossus - #811
Pallas's Mastiff Bat
View of underside of male, showing sternal gland. Also as Pallas’s Free-tailed Bat|Velvety Free-tailed Bat.
Geographic Distribution
Sinaloa and Coahuila (Mexico) to Peru, N Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Guianas; Greater and Lesser Antilles; Florida Keys (USA); Margarita Isl (Venezuela); Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles); Trinidad and Tobago
Order/Family
Molossidae
Genus
Molossus
Specific Epithet
molossus
Image Location
Puerto Rico, Finca Bassin
Image Date
1981
Photographer
PV August