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Molossidae (free-tailed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Molossidae Gervais
1968Molossidae Kurten p. 57
1980Molossidae Kurten and Anderson p. 125
1984Molossidae Butler
1988Molossidae Carroll
1991Molossidae Nowak
2010Molossidae Czaplewski
2014Molossidae Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 578
2015Molossidae Shi and Rabosky
2018Molossidae Amador et al.

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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
familyMolossidaeGervais 1856

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.

Fm. Molossidae Gervais 1856 [free-tailed bat]
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G. †Cuvierimops Legendre and Sigé 1983
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]
Subfm. Molossinae Gervais 1855
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G. †Kiotomops Takai et al. 1991
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†Kiotomops lopezi Takai et al. 1991
G. Molossops Peters 1865 [Dog-faced bats]
G. Molossus Geoffroy 1805
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†Molossus fortis Miller 1913
Molossus molossus Gray 1839 [Velvety free-tailed bat]
G. Promops Gervais 1855 [Dome-palate mastiff bats]
G. Mormopterus Peters 1865
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Subg. †Mormopterus (Hydromops) Legendre 1984
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†Mormopterus barrancae Czaplewski 2010
Mormopterus colombiensis Czaplewski 1997
G. Nyctinomus Geoffroy 1818
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†Nyctinomus helveticus Revilliod 1920
†Nyctinomus stehlini Revilliod 1920
G. †Potamops Czaplewski 1997
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†Potamops mascahehenes Czaplewski 1997
G. †Rhizomops Legendre 1984
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†Rhizomops mengraii Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Subfm. Tadaridinae Legendre 1984
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G. Mops Lesson 1842 [greater mastiff bat]
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†Mops kerio Gunnell and Manthi 2018
†Mops turkwellensis Gunnell and Manthi 2018
G. Nyctinomops Miller 1902 [free-tailed bat]
G. Tadarida Rafinesque 1814
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Tadarida aegyptiaca Geoffroy 1818 [Egyptian free-tailed bat]
Tadarida aurispinosa Peale 1848 [Peale's free-tailed bat]
Tadarida brasiliensis Geoffroy 1824 [Mexican free-tailed bat]
†Tadarida constantinei Lawrence 1960
†Tadarida engesseri Rachl 1983
Tadarida laticaudata Geoffroy 1805
†Tadarida leptognatha Rachl 1983
†Tadarida rusingae Arroyo-Cabrales et al. 2002
Tadarida teniotis Rafinesque 1814
G. †Wallia Storer 1984
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†Wallia scalopidens Storer 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 60 gs
Minimum body mass: 5 gg
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: s = species, g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Czaplewski 1997, Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.7 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Wallia scalopidens (16626)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Cuvierimops sp. (182607)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Wallia sp. (16845)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Tadarida sp. (12849 12852) Tadarida sp.2 (31764)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Cuvierimops sp. (31747)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Molossidae indet. (144474)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Wallia sp. (16919 16979)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Tadarida sp. (12850)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Tadarida stelhini (200437)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) Nyctinomus sp. (200438)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) Cuvierimops sp. (172927)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Mormopterus indet., Mormopterus barrancae (141368)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Tadarida helveticus (37050)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Tadarida rusingae (84800)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Valencia) Nyctinomus sp. (40031)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Molossidae indet., Rhizomops mengraii (48126)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Eumops sp. (145614 188243) Kiotomops lopezi (140012) Molossidae indet. (186683) Mormopterus colombiensis (188242) Potamops mascahehenes (144401)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Molossidae indet. (13749)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Tadarida engesseri (49522) Tadarida leptognatha (49521)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Tadarida sp. (49421)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Molossidae indet. (176162)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Molossidae indet. (55602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Molossidae indet. (217879)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Tadarida sp. (26752)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Peru (Madre de Dios) Molossidae indet. (144066)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kenya (Turkana District) Mops kerio (198275) Mops turkwellensis, Mops kerio (198274)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Tadarida sp. (19753)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Eptesicus sp. (19638)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Tuscany) Tadarida sp. (51778)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Tadarida brasiliensis (123875)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Tadarida sp. (21949)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Eumops glaucinus, Tadarida brasiliensis (195112) Tadarida brasiliensis (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Eumops perotis, Tadarida brasiliensis, Tadarida laticaudata, Tadarida aurispinosa (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Tadarida brasiliensis, Molossus molossus (71332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Molossides floridanus (74292)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Tadarida brasiliensis (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Tadarida brasiliensis (76060) Tadarida macrotis, Tadarida brasiliensis (76059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Tadarida sp. (106400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Tadarida brasiliensis (71313)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Chihuahua) Tadarida sp. (71263)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Tadarida brasiliensis (194492 231343)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Eumops dabbenei, Eumops hansae, Eumops bonariensis, Eumops auripendulus, Eumops glaucinus, Molossus pretiosus, Molossops greenhalli, Molossops terminekii, Molossus molossus (21686)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Eumops perotis (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Mormopterus jugularis, Mops leucostigma (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Tadarida brasiliensis (233123) Tadarida sp., Eumops perotis (63724)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Mexico) Tadarida mexicana (93375)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Tadarida sp. (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Eumops perotis (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Tadarida brasiliensis (74474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Tadarida brasiliensis (210533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Tadarida brasiliensis, Molossus molossus (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Tadarida acetabulosus (194169)