Molossus tropidorhynchus

J. E. Gray, 1839

Pug-nosed 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

Gray, J.E. 1839-09-01. Descriptions of some Mammalia discovered in Cuba by W. S. MacLeay, Esq. With some account of their habits, extracted from Mr. MacLeay's notes. Annals of Natural History (1)4(21):1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895719

Original name as described

Molossus tropidorhynchus

Other common names

Pug-nosed Bat · Pug-nosed Free-tailed Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1854.12.27.6

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Cuba (probably Havana).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Cuba · Cayman Islands · Jamaica · Bermuda?

Taxonomy notes

split from M. molossus; the species was recently recognized under the name milleri, but tropidorhynchus has priority over milleri and is used here for the species

Taxonomy notes citation

Loureiro, L. O., Engstrom, M., Lim, B., González, C. L., & Juste, J. (2019). Not all Molossus are created equal: genetic variation in the mastiff bat reveals diversity masked by conservative morphology. Acta Chiropterologica, 21(1), 51-64. · Amaro-Valdés, S., & de Armas, L. F. (2024). The true taxonomic identity of the mastiff bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae: Molossus) from Cuba, Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Zootaxa, 5453(3), 448-450.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005201

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 fuliginosus

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:28b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3fb74cdb-0282-4eff-b91a-2c00de767b2e

Authority page

501

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026404

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

  1. Gray (1838:501, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  2. Gray (1839:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20193)
  3. Fitzinger (1870:805, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)
  4. Miller (1913:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17072)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Molossus tropidorhynchus

J. E. Gray, 1839

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tropidorhynchus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1854.12.27.6

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895719

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1839:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20193)
  2. Fitzinger (1870:797, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)
  3. Allen (1911:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
  4. Miller (1913:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17072)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Molossus milleri

D. H. Johnson, 1952

Family

Molossidae

Root name

milleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:28b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3fb74cdb-0282-4eff-b91a-2c00de767b2e

Authority page

197

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34567303

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

M. m. milleri

Koopman, 1994

Family

Molossidae

Root name

milleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

145

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

M. m. tropidorhynchus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Molossidae

Root name

tropidorhynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

145

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Orihuela, Viñola López & Viera (2020:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67075)

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