Belize Biodiversity Information System

Taxonomy

Species ID	051030
Name	Allen's mastiff bat
Other Common Names
Category	05 Mammals
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Subclass	Theria
Suborder	Microchiroptera
Family	Molossidae
Genus	Molossus
Species	sinaloae
Subspecies
References	1, 2, 3, 5

Comments

5* Two subspecies. M.s. sinaloae (Mexico to Costa Rica), M.s. trinitatis (Panama and South American range).

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
	6
Belize	6
Cayo	6
Corozal	8
Orange Walk	9
Stann Creek	7
Toledo	11

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Town or Village, see comments.	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	June	6
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	June	7
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve	Collected as voucher.	Unknown, insuffient data	August	9
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	July	6
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve	Collected as voucher.	Unknown, insuffient data	February	9
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve	Recorded vocalization.	Fairly common	July	4
Private land, see comments	Recorded vocalization.	Fairly common	September	4
Private land, see comments	Recorded vocalization.	Fairly common	November	4
Government land	Recorded vocalization.	Fairly common	October	4
Government land	Recorded vocalization.	Fairly common	April	4

Hydrologic Unit Distribution	References
New River	6
North Stann Creek	7

ELEVATION Association	References
201-400 m	6
401-600 m	6
1-200 m	7, 6
0-100 m	12

QUAD Distribution	References
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'	6
18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	6
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 00' to 88 15'	11
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'	6
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	9
16 00' to 16 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'	11
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'	9
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 00' to 88 15'	10
17 30' to 17 45'; 88 15' to 88 30'	9
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'	7
18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'	8
17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'	4
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 15' to 88 30'	4
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'	4

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical Lower Montane wet	6
Subtropical wet	9
Subtropical moist	6, 4
Subtropical moist	4
Subtropical moist	4
Subtropical Lower Montane moist	4
Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical	7, 6, 4

Comments on Distribution

4* ROM Melinda Forest Station; Central Farm; Baking Pot; Augustine.

Graphics

Distribution map
Vocal signature
Vocal signature

Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure	References
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.	all stages	71-100%	6
Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species	all stages	71-100%	6
This serves to update Wright et al. for urban or agricultural areas devoid of native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	6
Needle-leaf hill forests over poor soils (Mountain Pine Ridge).	all stages	71-100%	6
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.	all stages	71-100%	6
Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species	all stages	71-100%	6
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Sapote-Mahogany	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	9
Coastal Formations	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	11
Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.	all stages	71-100%	6
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest	all stages	71-100%	6
Seasonally waterlogged fire-induced shrubland of the plains.	all stages	71-100%	6
Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna	all stages	71-100%	6
Broadleaf Forest Moderately Rich in Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Quamwood Forest	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	12
Broadleaf Forest with Few Lime-loving Species	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	9
Broadleaf Forest with few Lime-loving Species	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	11
Coastal Formations	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	10
Lowland needle-leaf moist open forests over poor soils.	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	9
Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna	all stages	71-100%	6
Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	4
Agriculture, no native vegetation.	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	9
Broadleaf Forest w/Occasional Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Banak forest.	all stages	71-100%	6
URBAN, human settlement.	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	9
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Sapote-Mahogany Forest	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	8

 

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. 1:254

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  ROM. 1995. Collections data from mammal department, Royal Ontario
   Museum.

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

6  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.

7  Miller, B.W. and C.M. Miller. 1999. Results of a survey of bats of the
   Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Wildlife Conservation Society,
   Tropical Forest and Reserve Planning Project, Belize. Technical Report
   for Belize Audubon Society. 16 pp.

8  AMNH. 1996. Bat holdings provided by Nancy Simmons, unpublished listing
   of catalog.

9  FMNH. 1997. Mammal holdings in the Field Musuem of Natural History,
   unpublished listing. Data imported pn date: 06/13/00.

10 MSU. 2000. Collections data from mammal musuem, Michigan State
   University.  Imported records 9/15/2000.

11 USNM. 1995. Collections data from mammal department, United States
   National Museum. Imported on date: 06/13/00.

12 Murie, Adolph. 1935. Mammals from Guatemala and British Honduras.
   University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Misc. Pub. 26.