Belize Biodiversity Information System

Taxonomy

Species ID	051040
Name	Broad-tailed bat
Other Common Names
Category	05 Mammals
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Subclass	Theria
Suborder	Microchiroptera
Family	Molossidae
Genus	Nyctinomops
Species	laticaudata
Subspecies	yucatanica
References	1, 2, 3, 7
Scientific Synonyms	Taderida laticauda, Nyctinomops espiritosantensis Ruschi 1951

Comments

2* genus shown as Tadarida. 7* Five subspecies. N.l. ferruginea (northeastern and southwestern Mexico), N.l. yucatanica (Cuba and southeastern Mexico, at least to Panama and perhaps to northwestern Peru), N.l leuops (lowlands from eastern Colombia, Trinidad and Suriname to northern Brazil and Bolivia), N.l. macarensis (Macarena mountains in central Colombia and perhaps Mount Roraima in extreme northenr Brazil), N.l. laticaudatus (southern Brazil to northern Argentina).

Status

Status Code	Status Translation	References
272	Uncommon: occur at low density in proper habitat.	4

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
	8
Belize	2
Cayo	9
Corozal	8
Orange Walk	6
Stann Creek	8
Toledo	2

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Chiquibul Forest Reserve	Recorded vocalization.	Uncommon	June	9
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	June	8
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	March	8
Town or Village, see comments.	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	June	8
Town or Village, see comments.	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	October	8
El Pilar	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	March	8
Town or Village, see comments.	Recorded vocalization.	Unknown, insuffient data	February	8
Town or Village, see comments.	Collected as voucher.	Unknown, insuffient data	Dry season (Jan-May)	5
Private land, see comments	Collected as voucher.	Unknown, insuffient data	August	6

Hydrologic Unit Distribution	References
Macal River	8
New River	8

ELEVATION Association	References
401-600 m	8
801-1000 m	8
201-400 m	8
401-600 m	9
1-200 m	9
0-100 m	10

QUAD Distribution	References
16 30' to 16 45'; 88 45' to 89 00'	9
16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'	8
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'	8
18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'	8
17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'	8, 5
18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	8, 2

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

Comments on Distribution

6* LSU San Antonio, OW District
5* El Cayo (now San Ignacio)
2* specimen from El Cayo (now called San Ignacio)

Graphics

Distribution map
Vocal signature
Vocal signature
Feeding buzz

Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure	References
Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in rolling or flat terrain.	Disturbed	0-40%	9
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species	Disturbed	0-40%	9
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest	Disturbed	0-40%	9
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.	all stages	71-100%	8
Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species	all stages	71-100%	8
Disturbed scrub	all stages	71-100%	8
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest	all stages	71-100%	8
Fire-induced graminoid vegetation on hills.	all stages	71-100%	8
Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna	all stages	71-100%	8
This serves to update Wright et al. for urban or agricultural areas devoid of native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	8
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species: Sapote-ramon-spice forest.	all stages	71-100%	8
Riparian seasonal swamp forests	all stages	71-100%	8
Agriculture, no native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	8
Broadleaf Forest w/Occasional Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Banak forest.	Canopy unknown	Canopy unknown	11
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Sapote-Mahogany Forest	all stages	71-100%	8
URBAN, human settlement.	all stages	71-100%	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. 1:244-245

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.91

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

6  LSU Museum of Natural Science, Belize collection. August 31, 1995.
   Curator: Mark S. Hafner.

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

8  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.

9  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.

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

11 University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995.  Unpublished listing of
   catalog with holdings of mammal specimens from Belize.