Taxonomy Profile: Molossus rufus (E Geoffroy 1805)

Molossus rufus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Molossus ater
E Geoffroy 1805
Common Name(s):
Black Mastiff Bat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Molossus rufus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Chiroptera
bats |
morcego |
quiróptero |
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
free-tailed bats |
Subfamily : Molossinae
true free-tailed bats |
Genus : Molossus
velvety free-tailed bats |
mastiff bats |
Species : Molossus rufus
Black Mastiff Bat |
Molossus rufus Direct Children(s):
Molossus rufus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Simmons, Nancy B. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Order Chiroptera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
312-529
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Molossus rufus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Miller, Gerrit S., and James A. G. Rehn
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1901-12-01 / 1901-12-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Systematic results of the study of North American land mammals to the close of the year 1900
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, vol. 30, no. 1
Page(s):
1-352
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0270-2444
Notes:
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.8870. Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9384897
Reference for:
Molossus rufus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2019-01-01 / 2019-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9: Bats
Page(s):
1008
Publisher:
Lynx Edicions
Publication Place:
Barcelona, Spain
ISBN/ISSN:
978-84-16728190/
Notes:
Reference for:
Molossus rufus
Molossus rufus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Molossus rufus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) - Lower Risk (lc) as M. ater. synonyms: albus Wagner, 1843; alecto Temminck, 1827; fluminensis Lataste, 1891; holosericeus Wagner, 1843; myosurus Tschudi, 1844; ursinus Spix, 1823; castaneus Geoffroy, 1805; ni...
Comment:
Comments: Called ater by many authors, but see Carter and Dolan (1978) and Dolan (1989), who argued, based on descriptions of head and ear shape of both taxa, and examination of the specimens labeled as types of rufus in the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, that Molossus ater Geoffroy, 1805, is really an Eumops, and that rufus is really the correct name for the large Molossus often incorrectly called ater. Lectotype designated by Carter and Dolan (1978). Unfortunately, the type of ater ...