Promops
- Big Crested Mastiff Bat Promops centralis
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Martínez-Fonseca JG, Trujillo LA, Westeen EP, Reid FA, Hood C, Fernández-Mena MA, Gutiérrez-López LE, Molina-Loza JC, Chambers CL (2024) New departmental and noteworthy records of mammals (Mammalia, Theria) from Nicaragua. Check List 20(3): 706-720. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.3.706 · CC BY 4.0 This mastiff bat of the Americas flies fast on long wings. It uses habitats from forests to open country and roosts in tree hollows or buildings.
- Davison's Mastiff Bat Promops davisoni
This bat has a light- to dark-brown back and short, rounded ears. It is recorded in western Ecuador, western Peru and northwestern Chile and roosts in building roofs and rock crevices.
- Brown Mastiff Bat Promops nasutus
This bat ranges widely in South America. Its fur is usually light to cinnamon-brown but can be grayish-brown, and it is known as an aerial insect hunter.
- Big Crested Mastiff Bat Promops centralis
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Martínez-Fonseca JG, Trujillo LA, Westeen EP, Reid FA, Hood C, Fernández-Mena MA, Gutiérrez-López LE, Molina-Loza JC, Chambers CL (2024) New departmental and noteworthy records of mammals (Mammalia, Theria) from Nicaragua. Check List 20(3): 706-720. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.3.706 · CC BY 4.0 This mastiff bat of the Americas flies fast on long wings. It uses habitats from forests to open country and roosts in tree hollows or buildings.
