Molossops neglectus

S. L. Williams & Genoways, 1980

Rufous Dog-faced Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Williams, S.L. and Genoways, H.H. 1980-12-24. Results of the Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. IV. A new species of bat of the genus Molossops (Mammalia: Molossidae). Annals of Carnegie Museum 49(25):487-498.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334713

Original name as described

Molossops (Molossops) neglectus

Type material

CM 53864

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"1 km S, 2 km E Powaka, Suriname, Suriname (5°25'N, 55°03'W)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

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

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005192

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 (Molossops) neglectus

S. L. Williams & Genoways, 1980

Family

Molossidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 53864

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

489

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334713

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13641/22108928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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