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Molossus (bat)

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Velvety Free-tailed Bats
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Chiroptera
Family:
Molossidae
Genus:
Molossus

Species

Molossus ater
Molossus barnesi
Molossus bondae
Molossus molossus
Molossus pretiosus
Molossus sinaloae
Molossus trinitatus

The Bat genus Molossus in the Mammal order Chiroptera contains seven species with a New World distribution from Mexico in the north to northern Argentina at its most southerly limit. Four of the genus also include various islands in the West Indies such as Costa Rica or Trinidad in their ranges.

The genus belongs to a group commonly referred to as Free-tailed bats.

Species list:

  • M. ater
  • M. barnesi
  • M. bondae
  • M. molossus
  • M. pretiosus
  • M. sinaloae
  • M. trinitatus
Tadarida brasiliensis in Cartwright Cave, Long Island [sic], Bahamas. Taken by Matti Mero, March 2006.
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