Molossus melini
Montani, I. H. Tomasco, Barberis, Romano, Barquez, & M. M. Díaz, 2021
Melin's 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
Montani, M.E., Tomasco, I.H., Barberis, I.M., Romano, M.C., Barquez, R.M. and Díaz, M.M. 2021-08-11. A new species of Molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Argentina. Journal of Mammalogy 102(5):1426-1442.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab078Original name as described
Molossus melini
Type material
MGR-ZV-M 339
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Estancia Laguna San Carlos, app. 10 km South of Melincué ..., General López department, Santa Fe province, Argentina, 33°45′3.5″S; 61°24′25.2″W; elevation 90 m."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Montani, M. E., Tomasco, I. H., Barberis, I. M., Romano, M. C., Barquez, R. M., & Díaz, M. M. (2021). A new species of Molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Argentina. Journal of Mammalogy, XX(X), 1-17.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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