Otomops
Sign in to saveOtomops is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae. Molecular sequence data supports it as a monophyletic taxon, although not a number of other molossid genera.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyMolossidae
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- Molossinae
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Otomops is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae. Molecular sequence data supports it as a monophyletic taxon, although not a number of other molossid genera.
Otomops contains the following species: O. formosus, Javan mastiff bat O. harrisoni, Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat O. johnstonei, Johnstone's mastiff bat O. madagascariensis, Madagascar free-tailed bat O. martiensseni, large-eared free-tailed bat O. papuensis, big-eared mastiff bat O. secundus, mantled mastiff bat O. wroughtoni, Wroughton's free-tailed bat
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