Cynomops mexicanus

(J. K. Jones & Genoways, 1967)

Mexican 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

Jones, J.K., Jr. and Genoways, H.H. 1967-12-01. A new subspecies of the free-tailed bat, _Molossops greenhalli_, from western Mexico (Mammalia; Chiroptera). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 80:207-210.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34589564

Original name as described

Molossops greenhalli mexicanus

Type material

KU:M:108609

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=946f5d69-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Type locality

"7.5 mi. [= 12 km] SE Tecomate, 1500 ft [= 457 m], Jalisco," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005170

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.

Molossops greenhalli mexicanus

(J. K. Jones & Genoways, 1967)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:108609

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=946f5d69-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34589564

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Cynomops mexicanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136611/21987867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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