Exact(3)
A short, broad rostrum for exhaling and a long, broad cranium define the relatively flat skull.
The marsh rice rat has a large, flattened skull with a short and broad rostrum (front part).
M. macpheei has a broad rostrum (front part of the skull) and, like M. brevicaudata, lacks a diastema (gap) between the premolars.
Similar(57)
Compared to other species of Triaenops, the rostrum is relatively narrow and short, similar to T. parvus; T. afer and T. persicus have a broader rostrum.
It has paired blowholes on a prominent splashguard and a broad, flat V-shaped rostrum.
The skull has a long rostrum (front part), broad interorbital region (between the eyes), and low braincase.
The skull has a short rostrum (front part), broad interorbital region (between the eyes), and narrow braincase.
The skull shows a short front part (rostrum) and a broad interorbital region (located between the eyes).
The skull is relatively long and has a long, narrow rostrum (front region), broad interorbital region (between the eyes) and narrow braincase with almost vertically oriented walls at the sides and behind.
It is a brown form, lacking the reddish tones of nearby populations, and has a broad skull with a short rostrum (front part) and ridges on the interorbital region like those of gatunensis.
Given the taxonomic complexity of the genus [ 58, 85, 86], and the poorly defined diagnosis available for A. mollis, we based our taxonomic identification of specimens on a combination of external and internal morphological characters (e.g., a robust braincase, short rostrum, zygomatic plate broad and not inclined [ 24, 57, 87, 88]).
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