Molossus currentium

O. Thomas, 1901

Thomas's 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

Thomas, O. 1901-11-01. On a collection of bats from Paraguay. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)8(47):435-443.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980500

Original name as described

Molossus obscurus currentium

Other common names

Thomas's Free-tailed Bat · Corrientes Mastiff Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.4.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99cb1f51-84b6-403e-b68e-1aab3a4a02f9

Type locality

"Goya, Corrientes," Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina · Uruguay · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. bondae

Taxonomy notes citation

Loureiro, L. O., Engstrom, M. D., & Lim, B. K. (2020). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provide unprecedented resolution of species boundaries, phylogenetic relationships, and genetic diversity in the mastiff bats (Molossus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 143, 106690.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005198

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 obscurus currentium

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Molossidae

Root name

currentium

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.4.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99cb1f51-84b6-403e-b68e-1aab3a4a02f9

Authority page

438

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980500

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Molossus currentium

G. S. Miller, 1913

Family

Molossidae

Root name

currentium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761683

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Miller (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17072)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88087340/22107231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Molossus currentium currentium

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

currentium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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