Molossus currentium Thomas 1901
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Molossidae
Molossus
Molossus currentium

description: 14. Bonda Mastiff Bat <i>Molossus currentium</i> <b>Fund</b>: Mousse de Banda <b>G&amp;imath;m&amp;imath;&amp;imath;&amp;imath;&amp;imath;</b> Bonda-Samt&amp;fllig;edermaus <b>Spanish</b> Moloso de Bonds Other common namas Thomass Free-ta ed Bat. Thomass Mast If Bat <b>Thxonomy</b>. Molossus obscuras cunmtíum Thomas, 1901, “Goya, Conientcsƒ' Argentina. Molassus bondae was recently synonymized under M. c&amp;imath;mmtium due to morphological similarities. Monotypic. <b>Distribution</b>. Disjunct in E Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, NW Venezuela, and Ecuador that is separate from CW Brazil, N Paraguay, E Argentina, and Uruguay; is potentially present in E Bolivia. <b>Descriptive notes</b>. Head—body 66-80 mm, tail 34-44 mm, ear 13-16 mm, hindfoot 9-13 mm, foreann 38-43 mm; weight 10-21 g. The Bonda Mastiff Bat medium-sized and smaller than the Sinaloan Mastiff Bat (M. sinaloa) and Alvarez's Mastiff Bat (M. alvafw) but larger than Pallas’s Mastiff Bat (M. molossus) and the Aztec Masti&amp;filig; Bat (M. aztecas). The Bonda Mastiff Bat has dark to medium brown dorsal hair, with narrow pale band at base that covers one-quarter to one-half the hair length. Reddish orange dorsal pelage also occurs in some populations. Dorsal fur is 2- 2 - 5 mm long. Venter is slightly paler than dorsurn. Membranes, face, muzzle, and ears are of similar color as fur. Ears are rounded and arise from same point on forehead. Tragus is small, and antitragus is constricted at its base. Upper lip and snout are smooth and lack any medial ridge. Skull has globose braincase, quadrangular occipital region, and infraorbital foramen opening laterally in frontal view. Basioccipital pits are moderately deep. I* spatulated or slightly elongated, with parallel or convergent tips. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 48 and FN = 66. <b>Habitat</b>. Savannas, palm forests, seasonally wet and &amp;fllig;ooded forests, subtropical moist lowlands, tropical rainforests, and pastures from lowlands to elevations of 1060 m in Central America and below 600 m in South America. <b>Food and Feeding</b>. The Bonda Mastiff Bat is an aerial insecüvore that mostly eat: moths but aim beetle: and other insets. <b>Breeding</b>. The Bonda Mastiff Bat usually gives birth to one young, and polyestry has been reported in Costa Rica, with pregnant females caught injanuary-Augtrst. In Nicaragua, pregnant females were caught in july. <b>Activity patterns.</b> Bonda Mastiff Bats roost in caves, hollow tree trunks, cracks in rocks and buildings, and thatch roofs. <b>Movements, Home range and Soda! organization</b>. Colonies of Bonda Mastiff Bats were found roosting with Argentine Serotines (Eptesia&amp;imath;sf&amp;imath;&amp;imath;&amp;imath;inalis), long-tongued bats (Ghmophagu spp.), Sinaloan Mastiff Bats, Common Black Myotis (Myotis nigricans), Lesser Bulldog Bats (Nocliltb albiventnk), and Blaclt-winged Little Yellow Bats (Rhogmsa tumida). <b>Status and Conservation</b>. Classi&amp;filig;ed as Least Concern on The IUCNRød List. The Bonda Mastiff Bat is found in protected areas in Paraguay and Argentina. ..„,.... „,..„..., w.w,......,...a..-....,,...... <b>Bibliography</b> Burnett eta! (2001) Dolan &amp; Caner (1979). Eger (2008) E&amp;imath;senberg (1989), Gardner eta/ (1970). Koopman (19823. 1993). Laval (1977), Lava B« Fitch (1977), López-González ((9981:), Lopez-Gonzalez G« Presley (2001), Loure&amp;imath;ro. Gregonn à Penn: (Z018) Mora (2016), Simmons (2005). Tamsrtt å&amp;imath;vald&amp;imath;v&amp;imath;eso (1966). Ttmm à Laval (1998). Valdlvleso (1964). W&amp;imath;ll&amp;imath;g at ll (2000)
description: Published as part of <i>Don E. Wilson &amp; Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Molossidae, pp. 598-672 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on page 625, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6418279