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Eumops (mastiff bat)
Taxonomy
Eumops was named by Miller (1906). It is extant.
It was assigned to Vespertilionidae by Sherman (1952); and to Molossidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Rabon et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Vespertilionidae by Sherman (1952); and to Molossidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Rabon et al. (2000).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Eumops Miller |
| 1932 | Molossides Allen p. 257 |
| 1952 | Eumops Sherman p. 88 |
| 1952 | Molossides Sherman p. 88 |
| 1980 | Eumops Kurten and Anderson p. 126 |
| 2000 | Eumops Rabon et al. p. 58 |
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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.
G. Eumops Miller 1906 [mastiff bat]
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Eumops glaucinus Wagner 1843 [Wagner's bonneted bat]
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Invalid names: Molossides floridanus Allen 1932 [synonym]
Eumops perotis Schinz 1821 [western mastiff bat]
Eumops underwoodi Goodwin 1940
Invalid names: Molossides Allen 1932 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Laventan to the top of the Holocene or 13.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Laventan | Colombia (Huila) | Eumops sp. (145614 188243) | |
| Blancan | USA (Arizona) | Eptesicus sp. (19638) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Eumops glaucinus (195112) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Tamaulipas) | Eumops perotis (71264) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Molossides floridanus (74292) | |
| Holocene | Venezuela (Guarico) | Eumops dabbenei, Eumops hansae, Eumops bonariensis, Eumops auripendulus, Eumops glaucinus (21686) | |
| Holocene | Bolivia (Chuquisaca) | Eumops perotis (70705) | |
| Holocene | USA (Arizona) | Eumops perotis (63724) | |
| Holocene | Bolivia | Eumops perotis (71324) |