Molossus molossus
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Molossus molossus (Pallas 1766)
[Vespertilio] molossus Pallas 1766, Misc. Zool.: 49-50.
Type Locality: France, Martinique (Lesser Antilles).
Vernacular Names: Pallas's Mastiff Bat.
Subspecies::
Subspecies Molossus molossus subsp. molossus Pallas 1766
Subspecies Molossus molossus subsp. debilis Miller 1913
Subspecies Molossus molossus subsp. pygmaeus Miller 1900
Subspecies Molossus molossus subsp. fortis Miller 1913
Subspecies Molossus molossus subsp. milleri Johnson 1952
Subspecies Molossus molossus subsp. tropidorhynchus Gray 1839
Subspecies Molossus molossus subsp. verrilli J. A. Allen 1908
Distribution: Sinaloa and Coahuila (Mexico) to Peru, N Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Guianas; Greater and Lesser Antilles; Florida Keys (USA); Margarita Isl (Venezuela); Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles); Trinidad and Tobago.
Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Includes fortis, milleri, debilis, and tropidorhynchus; see Varona (1974). Called major by Hall and Kelson (1959) and Cabrera (1958) but see Husson (1962). Does not include aztecus, barnesi, coibensis, cherriei, and lambi; see Dolan (1989) and Simmons and Voss (1998). Includes daulensis, but see Albuja (1982). Antillean populations reviewed by Genoways et al. (1981) and Timm and Genoways (2003). Records from the Florida Keys may have resulted from transportation by humans; see Frank (1997). M. pygmaeus may represent a distinct species, possibly including populations from Guyana; see Lim and Engstrom (2001). This complexis desperately in need of revision.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/3B127064EB7DDB182ED4ED54593B25D0 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/1D49B088F3A7908802FFA21013EC7BBF (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231535646 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Pallas
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Molossidae
- Genus
- Molossus
- Species
- molossus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Allen, J. A. 1908. Mammals from Nicaragua. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 24: 647 - 670.
- Varona, L. S. 1974. Catalogo de los mamiferos vivientes y extinguidos de las Antillas. Instituto de Zoologia, Academia de Ciencias de Cuba (Havana), 139 pp.
- Hall, E. R., and K. R. Kelson. 1959. The mammals of North America. Ronald Press Co., New York, 1: 1 - 546; 2: 547 - 1083 + 79.
- Cabrera, A. 1958. Dos felidos argentinos ineditos (Mammalia, Carnivora). Neotropica, 3 (12): 70 - 72.
- Husson, A. M. 1962. The bats of Suriname. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 58: 1 - 282, 30 pls.
- Dolan, P. G. 1989. Systematics of Middle American mastiff bats of the genus Molossus. Special Publications, The Museum, Texas Tech University Press, 23: 1 - 71.
- Simmons, N. B., and R. S. Voss. 1998. The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: A Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1. Bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 237: 1 - 219.
- Albuja, V. L. 1982. Murcielagos del Ecuador. Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Quito, Ecuador, 285 pp.
- Genoways, H. H., R. C. Dowler, and C. H. Carter. 1981. Intraisland and interisland variations in Antillean populations of Molossus molossus (Mammalia: Molossidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 50: 475 - 492.
- Timm, R. M., and H. H. Genoways. 2003. West Indian mammals from the Albert Schwartz Collection: Biological and historical information. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 29: 1 - 47.
- Frank, P. A. 1997. First record of Molossus molossus tropidorhynchus Gray (1839) from the United States. Journal of Mammalogy, 78: 103 - 105.
- Lim, B. K., and M. D. Engstrom. 2001. Species diversity of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Iwokrama Forest, Guyana, and the Guianan subregion: Implications for conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation, 10: 613 - 657.