Molossidae
Also known as: Bulldogflagermus, Bulldogflaggermus, Bulldoggfledermäuse, Bulvleermuizen, Dog-faced Bats, Doggilepakot, FREE-TAILED BATS, Flat-faced Bats
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Molossidae |
| Published in | In Comte de Castelnau, Exped. Partes Cen. Am. Sud., Zool.(Sec. 7) vol.Vol. 1 pt. 2 (Mammifères) p.53 footnote |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 26 |
| Species records held | 158 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 305 |
| GBIF key | 5719 |
Genera in Molossidae
- Chaerephon — 23 species: Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae, Chaerephon ansorgei, Chaerephon atsinanana, Chaerephon bemmeleni, Chaerephon betnmeleni, Chaerephon bivittatus, Chaerephon bregullae, Chaerephon chapini
- Mops — 21 species: Mops bakarii, Mops brachypterus, Mops condylurus, Mops congicus, Mops demonstrator, Mops kerio, Mops leucogaster, Mops leucostigma
- Eumops — 17 species: Eumops auripendulus, Eumops bonariensis, Eumops chimaera, Eumops chiribaya, Eumops dabbenei, Eumops delticus, Eumops ferox, Eumops floridanus
- Tadarida — 16 species: Tadarida aegyptiaca, Tadarida brasiliensis, Tadarida constantinei, Tadarida engesseri, Tadarida fulminans, Tadarida fulminons, Tadarida fultninans, Tadarida insignis
- Molossus — 15 species: Molossus alvarezi, Molossus aztecus, Molossus bondae, Molossus coibensis, Molossus currentium, Molossus fentoni, Molossus fluminensis, Molossus melini
- Mormopterus — 11 species: Mormopterus acetabulosus, Mormopterus barrancae, Mormopterus colombiensis, Mormopterus doriae, Mormopterus francoismoutoui, Mormopterus helveticus, Mormopterus jugularis, Mormopterus kalinowskii
- Cynomops — 9 species: Cynomops abrasus, Cynomops freemani, Cynomops greenhalli, Cynomops kuizha, Cynomops mastivus, Cynomops mexicanus, Cynomops milleri, Cynomops planirostris
- Ozimops — 9 species: Ozimops beccarii, Ozimops cobourgianus, Ozimops halli, Ozimops kitcheneri, Ozimops loriae, Ozimops lumsdenae, Ozimops petersi, Ozimops planiceps
- Otomops — 8 species: Otomops formosus, Otomops harrisoni, Otomops johnstonei, Otomops madagascariensis, Otomops martiensseni, Otomops papuensis, Otomops secundus, Otomops wroughtoni
- Nyctinomops — 4 species: Nyctinomops aurispinosus, Nyctinomops femorosaccus, Nyctinomops laticaudatus, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Myopterus — 3 species: Myopterus daubentonii, Myopterus spec, Myopterus whitleyi
- Nyctinomus — 3 species: Nyctinomus helveticus, Nyctinomus stehlini, Nyctinomus unicolor
- Promops — 3 species: Promops centralis, Promops davisoni, Promops nasutus
- Austronomus — 2 species: Austronomus australis, Austronomus kuboriensis
- Cheiromeles — 2 species: Cheiromeles parvidens, Cheiromeles torquatus
- Molossops — 2 species: Molossops neglectus, Molossops temminckii
- Cabreramops — 1 species: Cabreramops aequatorianus
- Kiotomops — 1 species: Kiotomops lopezi
- Micronomus — 1 species: Micronomus norfolkensis
- Neoplatymops — 1 species: Neoplatymops mattogrossensis
- Platymops — 1 species: Platymops setiger
- Potamops — 1 species: Potamops mascahehenes
- Sauromys — 1 species: Sauromys petrophilus
- Setirostris — 1 species: Setirostris eleryi
- Tomopeas — 1 species:
- Wallia — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.