OuiSi Nature · Card 84
Sinaloan Mastiff Bat
Molossus sinaloae
- Location
- Chinandega, Nicaragua
- Date
- October 3, 2014
Photograph byJose G Martinez-FonsecaDescription
The Sinaloan Mastiff Bat belongs to a family of bat species known as "free-tailed bats" due to the long mouse-like tail. They are insectivorous species famous for their long and narrow wings that allow swift flight. Some free-tailed bats can reach great altitudes of up to 3000m above ground and members of this family can fly over 100km in a single night.
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The photographer
Jose G Martinez-Fonseca
Wildlife and landscape photographer, PhD student at Northern Arizona University
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