Equatorial Dog-faced Bat
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The Equatorial Dog-faced Bat (Molossops aequatorianus) is a species of bat
in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Ecuador
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Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Molossops aequatorianus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.