Molossus (genus)

Molossus (genus)

Taxobox
name = Velvety Free-tailed Bats
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Molossidae
genus = "Molossus"
genus_authority = É. Geoffroy, 1805
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Molossus ater"
"Molossus barnesi"
"Molossus bondae"
"Molossus molossus"
"Molossus pretiosus"
"Molossus sinaloae"
"Molossus trinitatus"
The Bat genus "Molossus" in the Mammal order "Chiroptera" contains seven species with a New World distribution from Mexico in the north to northern Argentina at its most southerly limit. Four of the genus also include various islands in the West Indies such as Costa Rica or Trinidad in their ranges.

The genus belongs to a group commonly referred to as Free-tailed bats.

Species list:

* "M. ater"
* "M. barnesi"
* "M. bondae"
* "M. molossus"
* "M. pretiosus"
* "M. sinaloae"
* "M. trinitatus"


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