Molossus sinaloae

J. A. Allen, 1906

Sinaloan 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

Allen, J.A. 1906-07-25. Mammals from the states of Sinaloa and Jalisco, Mexico, collected by J.H. Batty during 1904 and 1905. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22(12):191-262.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26889274

Original name as described

Molossus sinaloae

Other common names

Allen's Mastiff Bat · Sinaloan Free-tailed Bat · Trinidadian Free-tailed Bat

Type material

AMNH M-24524

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-24524

Type locality

"Escuinapa, Sinaloa," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005206

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 trinitatus

G. G. Goodwin, 1959

Family

Molossidae

Root name

trinitatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-179987

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-179987

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63257862

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Molossus sinaloae

J. A. Allen, 1906

Family

Molossidae

Root name

sinaloae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-24524

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-24524

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26889274

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Miller (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17072)
  2. Goodwin (1946:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13650/22106433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Molossus trinitatis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Molossidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

82

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Molossus sinaloae sinaloae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

sinaloae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Molossus sinaloae trinitatus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Molossidae

Root name

trinitatus

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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