Molossus paranaensis
Caraballo, Pavé, Argoitia, Schierloh, & Chambi Velasquez in Chambi Velasquez, Pavé, Argoitia, Schierloh, Piccirilli, V. C. Colombo, Beltrán, Cisterna, & Caraballo, 2024
Paraná River 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
Chambi Velasquez, M.A., Pavé, R., Argoitia, M.A., Schierloh, P., Piccirilli, M.G., Colombo, V.C., Beltrán, F.J., Cisterna, D.M. and Caraballo, D.A. 2024-06-10. Revisiting Molossus (Mammalia, Chiroptera: Molossidae) diversity: Exploring southern limits and revealing a novel species in Argentina. Vertebrate Zoology 74:397-416.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.74.e122822Original name as described
Molossus paranaensis
Type material
MFA-ZV-M 1494
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Sociedad Rural “Las Colonias”, Esperanza, Santa Fe province, Argentina (lat. -31.4257, long. -60.9912, 44 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Argentina
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Chambi Velasquez, M.A., Pavé, R., Argoitia, M.A., Schierloh, P., Piccirilli, M.G., Colombo, V.C., Beltrán, F.J., Cisterna, D.M. & Caraballo, D.A. 2024. Revisiting Molossus (Mammalia, Chiroptera: Molossidae) diversity: Exploring southern limits and revealing a novel species in Argentina. Vertebrate Zoology 74:397–416.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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