Mops nanulus
J. A. Allen in J. A. Allen, Lang, & Chapin, 1917
Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Molossidae |
| Subfamily | : Molossinae |
| Genus | : Mops |
| Subgenus | : Xiphonycteris |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Allen, J.A., Lang, H. and Chapin, J.P. 1917-09-29. The American Museum Congo Expedition collection of bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37(18):405-563.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1068Original name as described
Mops (Allomops) nanulus
Other common names
Dwarf Mops Bat
Type material
AMNH M-48864
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Niangara, Belgian Congo [= north-eastern DR Congo]."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Benin · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Ethiopia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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