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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

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/13548276

Original 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005193

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.

Dysopes Temminckii

(Burmeister, 1854)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temminckii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IZH M124, ZMB 5458

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13548276

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Murray (1866:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Molossus Temminckii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temminckii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

575 (footnote)

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1866:575 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35169036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66062)

Molossus hirtipes

(Winge, 1893)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

hirtipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

17

Authority publication

E Museo Lundii

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Myopterus Temmincki

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temmincki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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)

Molossops temminckii

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temminckii

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. Freeman (1981:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Koopman (1993:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. Anderson (1997:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13643/22108409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Molossops temminckii sylvia

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Molossidae

Root name

sylvia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.4.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/59b0c3da-41fa-4102-9c8b-fa72bfda17b0

Authority page

234

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Molossops temmincki

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temmincki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

81

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Molossops teminckii

Mares, Willig, Streilein, & Lacher, 1981

Family

Molossidae

Root name

teminckii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52334859

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Molossops temninckii

Coimbra, M. M. Borges, D. Q. Guerra, & D. A. Mello, 1982

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temninckii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

35

Authority publication

IBDF, Bol. Técnico

M. t. temmincki

Koopman, 1994

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temmincki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Molossops temminckii temminckii

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Molossidae

Root name

temminckii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

287

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anderson (1997:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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