Belize Biodiversity Information System

Taxonomy

Species ID	050290
Name	Big Naked-backed Bat
Other Common Names
Category	05 Mammals
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theria
Suborder	Microchiroptera
Family	Mormoopidae
Genus	Pteronotus
Species	gymnonotus
Subspecies
References	1, 2, 3, 5
Scientific Synonyms	Dermonotus suapurensis- J.A. Allen 1904, Pteronotus suapurensis centralis- Goodwin 1942, Chilonycteris gymnonotus- Natterer, in Wagner 18

Comments

5* No subspecies. Ranging from Veracruz in southern Mexico to Guyana and Central Brazil (but not west of the Andes in S.A.)

Status

Status Code	Status Translation	References
271	Common: high density, likely to be seen in many places	4

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Cayo	7
Toledo	7

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Town or Village, see comments.	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	October	7
Government land	Recorded vocalization.	Uncommon	January	6

ELEVATION Association	References
1-200 m	7, 6

QUAD Distribution	References
17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'	7
16 30' to 16 45'; 88 30' to 88 45'	6

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical moist	7
Subtropical wet	6

Comments on Distribution

7* Cahal Pech Hill, San Ignacio, Cayo District.
6* Las Sierritas, Toledo District.

Graphics

Distribution map
Vocal signature with call parameters

Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure	References
Agriculture, no native vegetation.	Disturbed	not applicable	7
This serves to update Wright et al. for urban or agricultural areas devoid of native vegetation.	Disturbed	not applicable	7

References

1  McCarthy, T. J. 1993. Checklist: Mammals of Belize. BAS Newsletter
   25 (2-3).

2  Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley &
   Sons. New York. 1:95

3  Koopman, Karl F. 1993. Chiroptera. in  Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder,
   eds, Mammalian species of the world, 2nd ed, Smithsonian Institution
   Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 137-241.

4  Emmons, L. H. 1990.  Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, a field guide.
   University of Chicago Press.  Chicago and London. p.52-53

5  Koopman, Karl F. 1994. Chiroptera: Systematics (in) Handbook of Zoology.
   W. de Gruyter. Berlin-NY. p.46.

6  Miller, B.W. and C.M. Miller. 1998. Las Sierritas, Toledo District,
   Belize. Rapid Environmental Appraisal Report for Mott MacDonald, Ltd.
   6-10 January 1998.

7  Miller, B.W. 2001. Community Ecology of the Non-phyllostomid bats of
   Northwestern Belize, with a landscape level assessment of the bats of
   Belize.  PhD. Dissertation. University of Kent, Durrell Institute of
   Conservation and Ecology.