Molossus aztecus

de Saussure, 1860

Aztec Mastiff Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-07. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Cinquième article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(7):281-293.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264577

Original name as described

Molossus aztecus

Other common names

Aztec Free-tailed Bat

Type material

MHNG 516.15

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Amecameca, au pied du Popocatepetl [= at the foot of Popocatépetl volcano]," Tlaxcala, Central Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Venezuela · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005195

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 aztecus

de Saussure, 1860

Family

Molossidae

Root name

aztecus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 516.15

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264577

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

  1. Miller (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17072)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13645/22107522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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