Neoplatymops mattogrossensis

(C. O. da C. Vieira, 1942)

Mato Grosso Dog-faced Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Vieira, C.O. da C. 1942-07-01. Enasio monográfico sobre os quirópteros do Brasil. Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo 3(8):219-471.

Authority publication link

https://www.revistas.usp.br/azmz/article/view/207509/190847

Original name as described

Molossops mattogrossensis

Other common names

Mato Grosso Free-tailed Bat · South American Flat-headed Bat · South American Free-tailed Bat

Type material

MN 3597

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"S[outh] Simão, rio Juruena, norte de Mato Grosso," Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Molossops to Neoplatymops

Taxonomy notes citation

Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005233

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.

Molossops mattogrossensis

(C. O. da C. Vieira, 1942)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

mattogrossensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 3597

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

430

Authority publication

Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo

Name usages

  1. Freeman (1981:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2787018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1399)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Koopman (1993:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  4. Koopman (1994:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13640/22109057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neoplatymops mattogrossensis

R. L. Peterson, 1965

Family

Molossidae

Root name

mattogrossensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250504

Authority publication

Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum

Name usages

  1. Peterson (1965:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36250504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21876)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Neoplatymops mattogrossensis bolivarensis

Linares & Escalante, 1992

Family

Molossidae

Root name

bolivarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MBUCV I-1627

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Mammalia

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