Mops Lesson 1842 (greater mastiff bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae
Alternative spelling: Tadarida (Mops)
Parent taxon: Tadaridinae according to J. Arroyo-Cabrales et al. 2002
See also Burney et al. 2008 and van den Hoek Ostende 2003
Sister taxa: Nyctinomops, Tadarida
Subtaxa: Mops kerio Mops turkwellensis
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Kenya (2)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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