Molossops
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| Molossops | |
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| File:Molossops temminckii.png | |
| Molossops temminckii | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Molossops Peters, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Dysopes temminckii Burmeister, 1854
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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:
- Rufous dog-faced bat (Molossops neglectus)
- Dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii)
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
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