Mormopterus phrudus

Handley, 1956

Incan Little Mastiff Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Mormopterus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Handley, C.O., Jr. 1956-12-31. A new species of free-tailed bat (genus Mormopterus) from Peru. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 69:197-201.

Original name as described

Mormopterus phrudus

Other common names

Incan Mastiff Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:194449

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"San Miguel Bridge, Urubamba River, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Peru, alt. 6000 feet [= 1829 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

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