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Eumops (mastiff bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

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).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Eumops Miller
1932Molossides Allen p. 257
1952Eumops Sherman p. 88
1952Molossides Sherman p. 88
1980Eumops Kurten and Anderson p. 126
2000Eumops Rabon et al. p. 58

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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
genusEumopsMiller 1906

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
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008

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

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Eumops sp. (145614 188243)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Eptesicus sp. (19638)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Eumops glaucinus (195112)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Eumops perotis (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Molossides floridanus (74292)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Eumops perotis (63724)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Eumops perotis (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Eumops perotis (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Eumops dabbenei, Eumops hansae, Eumops bonariensis, Eumops auripendulus, Eumops glaucinus (21686)