Molossus fluminensis

Lataste, 1891

Southern Black 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

Lataste, F. 1891-04-11. Description d'une espèce nouvelle ou mal connue de Chauve-souris. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 30:658-664.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30150169

Original name as described

Molossus fluminensis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.324

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b80179f-0c13-4fac-b6ec-5c2fc46c1b7a

Type locality

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay? · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

split from M. rufus; may include the names castaneus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1805 and holosericeus (J. A. Wagner, 1843) based on the localities of their type localities, which would take priority over fluminensis, but these names are tentatively treated under M. rufus here

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005200

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 castaneus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1805

Family

Molossidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

279

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5495417

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1791-1805)

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Desmarest (1821:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  3. Schinz (1821:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  4. Lesson (1827:103, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Fischer (1829:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  6. Rengger (1830:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68767)
  7. Fitzinger (1870:766, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)

Vespertilio castaneus

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497938

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Dysopes castaneus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Wiedemann (1818:154, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14282563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69431)
  3. Ranzani (1820:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  4. Lesson (1842:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Dysopes holosericeus

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

holosericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

368

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703399

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wagner (1847:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)

Molossus holosericeus

Fitzinger, 1870

Family

Molossidae

Root name

holosericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

786

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942171

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:786, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)

Molossus fluminensis

Lataste, 1891

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fluminensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.324

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b80179f-0c13-4fac-b6ec-5c2fc46c1b7a

Authority page

658

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30150169

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

M. a. castaneus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Molossidae

Root name

castaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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