Molossus rufus

Molossus rufus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Molossus
Species: Molossus rufus

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Molossus rufus E. Geoffroy, 1805

Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne.

Synonyms

• ater E. Geoffroy, 1805
• albus Wagner, 1843
• alecto Temminck, 1827
• fluminensis Lataste, 1891
• holosericeus Wagner, 1843
• myosurus Tschudi, 1844
• ursinus Spix, 1823
• castaneus Geoffroy, 1805
• nigricans Miller, 1902
• macdougalli Goodwin, 1956
• malagai Villa-R., 1955

References

• E. Geoffroy, 1805. Ann. du Museum National d'Histoire naturelle Paris, 6: 155.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Molossus rufus  (Least Concern) (as M. ater)
• Molossus rufus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Distribution

• Tamaulipas, Michoacan, and Sinaloa (Mexico) to Peru, North Argentina, Brazil and Guianas
• Trinidad

Vernacular names

English: Black Mastiff Bat.