Molossops

Molossops
Molossops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Molossops
Peters, 1865

Molossops is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae.[1] The four member species are found in nearly every country of South America, with the Dwarf Dog-faced Bat being found in the most countries. It contains the following species:

References

  1. ^ Simmons, Nancy B. (2005), "Chiroptera", in Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 312–529, ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0, http://www.bucknell.edu/MSW3/browse.asp?s=y&id=13801637, retrieved 2 October 2009