The big naked-backed bat, Pteronotus gymnonotus, is a bat of the family Mormoopidae that lives from southeastern Mexico through Central America into Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. It was described in 1843 by Johann Andreas Wagner from a specimen collected at Cuiaba in Mato Grosso, Brazil, although some authors credit Johann Natterer. Its wings attach near the spine rather than at the sides, so the back looks naked even though fur lies beneath the wings. It is the larger of the two naked-backed bats, weighing about 12 to 16 grams with a forearm of 49 to 56 millimetres. It lives in tropical forest and savannah, usually below 400 metres, and roosts in large humid caves, sometimes in colonies of tens of thousands shared with other bats. It feeds on moths, beetles and orthopterans and bears a single young.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
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In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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El Salvador
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French Guiana
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Guatemala
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Guyana
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Honduras
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Mexico
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Nicaragua
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Panama
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Peru
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Suriname
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Venezuela
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Species row, Diet-Inv
Pteronotus gymnonotus Mormoopidae 100
Species row, Activity-Nocturnal
Pteronotus gymnonotus Mormoopidae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0
View the Source 2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species record: Pteronotus gymnonotus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Descriptions, Food and Feeding
include moths, beetles, flies, and crickets
Descriptions: Habitat
Tropical rainforest, dry forest, xerophytic scrub, and savannas.
Descriptions: Descriptive notes
weight 12 - 18 g
Child Taxon Of: Mormoopidae, Species record, family
family: Mormoopidae
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Descriptions, Habitat
Tropical rainforest, dry forest, xerophytic scrub, and savannas. The Big Naked-backed Bat is more abundant in dry and semi-open environments below elevations of 400 m, although there are several records from the Brazilian central plateau above 1000 m.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Descriptions, Habitat
Tropical rainforest, dry forest, xerophytic scrub, and savannas. The Big Naked-backed Bat is more abundant in dry and semi-open environments below elevations of 400 m, although there are several records from the Brazilian central plateau above 1000 m.
In Biome: Xeric Shrubland, Descriptions, Habitat
Tropical rainforest, dry forest, xerophytic scrub, and savannas. The Big Naked-backed Bat is more abundant in dry and semi-open environments below elevations of 400 m, although there are several records from the Brazilian central plateau above 1000 m.
In Biome: Savanna, Descriptions, Habitat
Tropical rainforest, dry forest, xerophytic scrub, and savannas. The Big Naked-backed Bat is more abundant in dry and semi-open environments below elevations of 400 m, although there are several records from the Brazilian central plateau above 1000 m.
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Mammal Diversity DatabaseIUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species status
Living
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In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), LeadQuote, In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
is a bat species from South and Central America
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