Belize Biodiversity Information System

Taxonomy

Species ID	051035
Name	Greenhall's Dog-faced Bat
Other Common Names
Category	05 Mammals
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Subclass
Suborder
Family	Molossidae
Genus	Molossops
Species	greenhalli
Subspecies
References	1, 2

Comments

3* States that Freeman (1981) considers this species to be in the genus Cynomops, but Freeman (1981) Reference 2 lists only as subgenus as does Koopman (1993) Reference 4. 5* Emmons lists the species as Cynomops greenhalli.

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Orange Walk	9
Corozal	9
Cayo	8
Stann Creek	6

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Chiquibul Forest Reserve	Recorded vocalization, tape or Anabat.	Fairly common	June	8
Gallon Jug	Recorded vocalization, tape or Anabat.	Unknown, insuffient data	January	9
Gallon Jug	Recorded vocalization, tape or Anabat.	Unknown, insuffient data	August	9
Gallon Jug	Recorded vocalization, tape or Anabat.	Unknown, insuffient data	March	9
Town or Village, see comments.	Recorded vocalization, tape or Anabat.	Unknown, insuffient data	October	9
Blue Hole National Park	Recorded vocalization, tape or Anabat.	Unknown, insuffient data	November	7
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	Recorded vocalization, tape or Anabat.	Unknown, insuffient data	July	6

Hydrologic Unit Distribution	References
North Stann Creek	6

ELEVATION Association	References
401-600 m	8
201-400 m	9
1-200 m	9, 7, 6

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

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical Lower Montane moist	8
Subtropical moist	9
Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical	9, 7, 6

Comments on Distribution

3* McCarthy lists Northern Plain and Maya Mountains for distribtuion of
   this species.

Graphics

Distribution map
Vocal signature
Vocal signature
Vocal signature

Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure	References
Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in rolling or flat terrain.	Disturbed	0-40%	8
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species	Disturbed	0-40%	8
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forest over limestone, northwestern variant.	all stages	71-100%	9
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species: Sapote-ramon-spice forest.	all stages	71-100%	9
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.	all stages	71-100%	9
Marsh and Swamp Communities	all stages	71-100%	9
URBAN, human settlement.	all stages	71-100%	9
This serves to update Wright et al. for urban or agricultural areas devoid of native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	9
Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.	all stages	71-100%	9
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species	all stages	71-100%	9
Agriculture, no native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	9
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species: Sapote-Silion forest.	all stages	71-100%	9
URBAN, human settlement.	Disturbed	41-70%	7
Broadleaf Forest w/Occasional Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Banak forest.	Disturbed	41-70%	7
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

References

1  Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley &
   Sons. New York. 1:239-240.

2  Freeman, P. W. 1981. A Multivariate Study of the Family Molossidae
   (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Morphology, Ecology, Evoloution. Fieldiana
   Zoology. New Series No. 7. No.1316. p. 155.

3  McCarthy, T.J. 1998. Mammals of Belize: A Checklist. Belize Audubon
   Society. Caye Caulker, Belize. p.9.

4  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., p. 234.

5  Emmons, L. H. 1990.  Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, a field guide.
   University of Chicago Press.  Chicago and London.
   p. 99.

6  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.

7  Miller, B.W. 2000. Survey of the bats of Blue Hole National Park and
   adjacent Jaguar Creek.  Wildlife Conservation Society, Tropical Forest
   and Reserve Planning Project, Belize. Technical Report for Belize
   Audubon Society.

8  Miller, B.W. 2001. Preliminary survey of the bats of Las Cuevas BM Field
   Station, and Ek Tun lodge property on Macal River. June 16-20, 2001. WCS 
   Tropcial Forest and Reserve Planning Project Technical Report.

9  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.