Molossops

<i>Molossops</i>

Molossops

Genus of bats

Molossops (meaning: false molossus bat) is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae.[1] The four member species are found in nearly every country of South America, with the dwarf dog-faced bat being found in the most countries. It contains only two species:

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Judith L. Eger writes that the genus only consists of M. neglectus and M. temminckii; M. aequatorianus Cabrera, 1917 (= Cabreramops Ibáñez, 1981) and M. mattogrossensis C. O. C. Vieira, 1942 (= Neoplatymops R. L. Peterson, 1965) were incorrectly assigned to this genus.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Eger, Judith L. (2007). "Genus Molossops W. Peters, 1866". In Gardner, Alfred L. (ed.). Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Mammals of South America. Vol. 1. pp. 416–419. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226282428.001.0001. ISBN 9780226282404.


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