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Mormoopidae - Ghost-faced Bats, Mustached Bats

There are nine species in this family of small to medium-sized bats. They are found from the southern United States south to South America.

They have no nose leaves but large lip leaves. They have tails and bristly hair on their muzzles. They range in color and can be brown, orange-brown, black, reddish-brown, or yellowish-brown.

They eat flying insects and live in colonies in caves.

Species in this order include the ghost-faced bat, Antillean ghost-faced bat, Parnell’s mustached bat, big naked-backed bat, Davy’s naked-backed bat, and the sooty mustached bat.

Antillean Ghost-Faced Bat
(Mormoops blainvillei)

The Antillean ghost-faced bat is found in Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Ghost-Faced Bat
(Mormoops megalophylla)

In the U.S., the ghost-faced bat is found in southern Arizona and Texas. It is also found in Mexico, Central America and northeastern South America. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Davy's Naked-Backed Bat
(Pteronotus davyi)

Davy's naked-backed bat found in Mexico, Central America and northern South America. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Parnell's Mustached Bat
(Pteronotus parnellii)

Parnell's Mustached Bat is found in Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Wagner's Mustached Bat
(Pteronotus personatus)

Wagner's mustached bat is found in Mexico, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern