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Black mastiff bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Molossidae
Species : Molossus ater
The Black mastiff bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the black mastiff bat
A young / baby of a black mastiff bat is called a 'pup'. A black mastiff bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago
Facts about the black mastiff bat
Black Mastiff Bat or Molossus ater is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Such observations made on females that had been housed with a stud male only for 24 h indicate that the black mastiff bat is a spontaneous ovulator with a functional luteal phase. (Full text)