Molossus molossus Gray 1839 (Velvety free-tailed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1839. Description of some mammalian discovered in Cuba by W.S. MacLeay, Esq. With some account of their habit, extracted from MacLeay’s notes. Annals of Natural History 4:1-7

Belongs to Molossus according to J. E. Gray 1839

Sister taxon: Molossus fortis

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), Brazil (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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