The giant ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops magna'') is a prehistoric species of

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

that was

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to the Caribbean. It is only known from fragmental

humerus The humerus (; ) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius and ulna, and consists of three sections. The humeral upper extremity consists of a roun ...

remains, which physically resemble those of ''

Mormoops megalophylla The ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops megalophylla'') is a bat in the genus ''Mormoops''. It is one of only two extant species within its genus, the other being the much smaller '' Mormoops blainvillii''. They are nocturnal and hunt using echolocati ...

'' but are larger in size.

References

Phyllostomidae Holocene extinctions Mammals described in 1974 Fossil taxa described in 1974 {{paleo-bat-stub