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Eumops perotis (western mastiff bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Taxonomy
Molossus perotis was named by Schinz (1821). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eumops perotis by Dalquest and Roth (1970) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Molossus perotis Schinz
1970Eumops perotis Dalquest and Roth p. 223
1980Eumops perotis Kurten and Anderson p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyMolossidaeGervais 1856
genusEumopsMiller 1906
speciesperotis(Schinz 1821)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Eumops perotis Schinz 1821 [western mastiff bat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Holocene or 4.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Eptesicus sp. (19638)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Eumops perotis (71264)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Eumops perotis (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Eumops perotis (63724)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Eumops perotis (70705)