Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Molossidae, or free-tailed bats, are a family of bats within the order Chiroptera. [1] The Molossidae is the fourth-largest family of bats, containing about 110 species as of 2012. [ 2 ] They are generally quite robust, and consist of many strong-flying forms with relatively long and narrow wings with wrinkled lips shared through their ...
The little goblin bat (Mormopterus minutus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. It is endemic to Cuba. [1] This bat is vulnerable due to habitat loss and degradation. [1] During the day it can be found roosting in the palm tree Copernicia gigas and in human-made structures. [4]
The little free-tailed bat is one of the smallest species in the genus Mops, and a total body length is measured from 54 to 102 mm. [2] [3] The ventral fur has lighter color than the dorsal fur, which is short and blackish-brown. [4]
Molossus is a genus of bats.The genus contains ten species with a New World distribution from Mexico in the north to northern Argentina at its most southerly limit. Four of these species have distributions that include various islands in the West Indies such as Puerto Rico or Trinidad.
The white-striped free-tailed bat is robust in build [6] and the largest of the eleven Australian Molossids.The colour of the pelage is a deep chocolate brown, with well defined white stripes beneath the wing; occasional patches of white may appear at the upper ventral side.
Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so well preserved they were able to digitally reconstruct its brain and inner ...
The western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis), also known as the western bonneted bat, the greater mastiff bat, or the greater bonneted bat, is a member of the free-tailed bat family, Molossidae. It is found in the Western United States , Mexico and South America .
A 69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica belonged to what scientists say is the oldest known modern bird.. An early relative of the continent’s ducks and geese, it lived off the Antarctic ...