Cynomops planirostris

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Southern 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

Peters, W.C.H. 1866-05. Über die brasilianischen, von Spix beschriebenen Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1865:568-588.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Molossus planirostris

Type material

ZMB 2513

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"British Guiana." Based on lectotype selection, restricted by D. C. Carter and P. G. Nolan to "Cayenne," French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes paranus

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005172

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 planirostris paranus

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

paranus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.7.11.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d3ac6ff-1eab-4979-8f6e-f40f10899609

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980238

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Molossus planirostris

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2513

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

575 (footnote)

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Myopterus planirostris

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147041

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Cynomops paranus

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Molossidae

Root name

paranus

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

  1. Thomas (1920:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87993365/87993377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cynomops planirostris

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planirostris

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

  1. Thomas (1920:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Moras, Tavares, Pepato, Santos & Gregorin (2016:475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28498)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13642/22108538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Molossops planirostris

(G. G. Goodwin, 1946)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

planirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:208, 209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Molossops paranus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

paranus

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)

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