Cynomops abrasus

(Temminck, 1826)

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Cynomops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1826. Livraison 6. Pp. 205–244 in Temminck, C.J. 1827. Monographies de Mammalogie. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne, Paris, 268 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=Ig9jAAAAcAAJ

Original name as described

Dysopes abrasus

Type material

RMNH.MAM.17374.a, RMNH.MAM.17374.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17374.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17374.b

Type locality

"parties intérieures du Brésil." Restricted by J. L. Eger in 2008 to "Votuporanga, São Paulo, Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Argentina · Paraguay

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. mastivus

Taxonomy notes citation

Moras, L. M., Tavares, V. D. C., Pepato, A. R., Santos, F. R., & Gregorin, R. (2016). Reassessment of the evolutionary relationships within the dog-faced bats, genus Cynomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae). Zoologica Scripta, 45(5), 465-480.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005166

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Molossus cerastes

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

cerastes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.8.1.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1c5e01eb-dfa6-4feb-a170-e2fbc02d208f

Authority page

440

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980502

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Molossus brachymeles

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

brachymeles

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

575 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35169036

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Dysopes abrasus

(Temminck, 1826)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

abrasus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17374.a, RMNH.MAM.17374.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17374.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17374.b

Authority page

232

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Molossus abrasus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

abrasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207570

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Cynomops brachymeles

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Molossidae

Root name

brachymeles

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1920:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)

Cynomops cerastes

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Molossidae

Root name

cerastes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1920:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)

Molossops abrasus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

abrasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Molossops brachymeles

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

brachymeles

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Cynomops abrasus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

abrasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Moras, Tavares, Pepato, Santos & Gregorin (2016:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28498)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13637/22109417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cynomops abrasus abrasus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

abrasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Cynomops abrasus brachymeles

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

brachymeles

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Cynomops abrasus cerastes

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

cerastes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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