Molossops temminckii
(Burmeister, 1854)
Dwarf 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
Authority citation
Burmeister, H. 1854. Systematische Uebersicht der Thiere Brasiliens, welche während einer Reise durch die Provinzen von Rio de Janeiro und Minas geraës gesammelt oder beobachtet wurden. Erster Theil. Säugethiere (Mammalia). Georg Reimer, Berlin, 341 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13548276Original name as described
Dysopes Temminckii
Type material
IZH M124, ZMB 5458
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
"Lagoa Santa," Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina · Uruguay
Taxonomy notes
previously included M. griseiventer
Taxonomy notes citation
Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Morales-Martínez, D. M., Martínez-Medina, D., Ossa-López, P. A., & Rivera-Páez, F. A. (2023). Revising the diversity within the Dwarf Dog-faced Bat, Molossops temminckii (Chiroptera, Molossidae), with the revalidation of the endangered Molossops griseiventer. ZooKeys, 1180, 237-256.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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