Eumops maurus
(O. Thomas, 1901)
Guianan Bonneted Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Molossidae |
| Subfamily | : Molossinae |
| Genus | : Eumops |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1901-08-01. On a Collection of Mammals from the Kanuku Mountains, British Guiana. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(44):139-154.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980185Original name as described
Molossus maurus
Other common names
Thomas's Mastiff Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.4.34
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/50ff3b89-a018-4037-bcd4-0aced5f04614Type locality
"Kanuku Mountains, about 59° W. and 3° N. … on the savannahs near their base … Alt. 240 feet [= 73 m]," Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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