Table 3 in A new species of bat in the genus Nyctinomops Miller, 1902 (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Misiones, Argentina

Table 3. —Comparison of the external and cranial characters among species of Nyctinomops. FA:
SpeciesFAGLSGeneral colorationPosterior borderUpper toothrowLambdoideal crestsOccipitalBasisphenoidalof M3lengthbonepitsNyctinomops>47>21 mmChestnut brownEven with or behind>7.9 mmUnited to the sagittal crest, extendedExtends posteriorlyModeratelyaurispinosusmmborder of palateanteriorly formed a triangledeepNyctinomops femorosaccus<49 mm<21 mmBrownish to grayish brown, occasional reddishAnterior to border of palate>7.5 mmUnitedSlightly extends posteriorlyModerately deepNyctinomops laticaudatus<46.5 mm<19 mmDark brownEven with or behind border of palate>7 mmUnited to the sagittal crest, extended anteriorly formed a triangleExtends posteriorlyShallowNyctinomops macrotis>55 mm>22 mmPale reddish brown to dark brown to blackishEven with or behind border of palate> 8.5 mmUnited to the sagittal crest, extended anteriorly formed a triangleExtends posteriorlyDeepNyctinomops mbopicuare45–48 mm<19 mmReddish brownEven with or behind border of palate>7 mmUnitedSlightly extends posteriorlyShallow