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Pallas's mastiff bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Molossidae
Species : Molossus molossus
The Pallas's 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 Pallas
A young / baby of a Pallas is called a 'pup'. A Pallas group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela
Facts about the Pallas's mastiff bat
Our most common bat, Molossus molossus, is somewhat unfairly called the Rat Bat.