- Molossops
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Molossops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae Genus: Molossops
Peters, 1865Molossops 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 the following species:
- Equatorial Dog-faced Bat (Molossops aequatorianus)
- Mato Grosso Dog-faced Bat (Molossops mattogrossensis)
- Rufous Dog-faced Bat (Molossops neglectus)
- Dwarf Dog-faced Bat (Molossops temminckii)
References
- ^ Simmons, Nancy B. (2005), "Chiroptera", in Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 312–529, ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0, http://www.bucknell.edu/MSW3/browse.asp?s=y&id=13801637, retrieved 2 October 2009
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