Otomops
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Otomops is a genus of bat
in the family Molossidae.
It contains the following species:
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 contains the following species:
- Javan Mastiff BatJavan Mastiff BatThe Javan Mastiff Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
(Otomops formosus) - Otomops johnstoneiOtomops johnstoneiJohnstone's Mastiff Bat Otomops johnstonei is a species of bat in the Molossidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
- Madagascar Free-tailed Bat (Otomops madagascariensis)
- Large-eared Free-tailed BatLarge-eared Free-tailed BatThe Large-eared Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly...
(Otomops martiensseni) - Big-eared Mastiff BatBig-eared Mastiff BatThe Big-eared Mastiff Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
(Otomops papuensis) - Mantled Mastiff BatMantled Mastiff BatThe Mantled Mastiff Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
(Otomops secundus) - Wroughton's free-tailed batWroughton's Free-tailed BatThe Wroughton's free-tailed bat is a free-tailed bat formerly considered to be confined to the Western Ghats area of India, though it has also recently been discovered in Northeast India and in a remote part of Cambodia...
(Otomops wroughtoni)