Molossus nigricans
G. S. Miller, 1902
Northern 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
Authority citation
Miller, G.S., Jr. 1902-09-12. Twenty new American bats. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 54(2):389-412.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10309526Original name as described
Molossus nigricans
Type material
USNM:MAMM:90941
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f31d7e15-0164-43b4-8ca2-53ed0a9e05dcType locality
Acaponeta, Nayarit, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic · Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama
Taxonomy notes
split from M. rufus
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
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