Molossops
Sign in to saveMolossops (meaning: false molossus bat) is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae. The four member species are found in nearly every country of South America, with the dwarf dog-faced bat being found in the most countries. It contains only two species: Rufous dog-faced bat (Molossops neglectus) Dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii)
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dwarf dog-faced bat
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyMolossidae
Observations30
Groupmammalia
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- Parent taxon
- Molossinae
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Molossops (meaning: false molossus bat) is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae. The four member species are found in nearly every country of South America, with the dwarf dog-faced bat being found in the most countries. It contains only two species: Rufous dog-faced bat (Molossops neglectus) Dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii)
Judith L. Eger writes that the genus only consists of M. neglectus and M. temminckii; M. aequatorianus (= Cabreramops ) and M. mattogrossensis (= Neoplatymops ) were incorrectly assigned to this genus.