Molossus fentoni
Loureiro, B. K. Lim, & Engstrom, 2018
Fenton'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
Authority citation
Loureiro, L.O., Lim, B.K. and Engstrom, M.D. 2018-05. A new species of mastiff bat (Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossus) from Guyana and Ecuador. Mammalian Biology 90:10-21.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2018.01.008Original name as described
Molossus fentoni
Other common names
Fenton's Free-tailed Bat
Type material
ROM:MAM:122583
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Bototo Wau, near the village of Parabara, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana (2.18201°, -59.33706°, elevation 245 m).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador · Guyana
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Loureiro, L. O., Lim, B. K., & Engstrom, M. D. (2018). A new species of mastiff bat (Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossus) from Guyana and Ecuador. Mammalian Biology.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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