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Molossus molossus (Velvety free-tailed bat)

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Taxonomy
Molossus molossus was named by Gray (1839). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Molossus molossus Gray

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyMolossidaeGervais 1856
subfamilyMolossinaeGervais 1855
genusMolossusGeoffroy 1805
speciesmolossus

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.

Molossus molossus Gray 1839 [Velvety free-tailed 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: Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Molossus molossus (71332)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Molossus molossus (21686)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Molossus molossus (94615)