Molossus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Molossoidea
Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Molossus
Species: M. aztecus - M. barnesi - M. coibensis - M. currentium - M. molossus - M. pretiosus - M. rufus - M. sinaloae

Name

Molossus E. Geoffroy, 1805

Type Species: Vespertilio molossus Pallas, 1766

Synonyms

* Dysopes Illiger, 1811

References

* E. Geoffroy, 1805. Ann. du Museum National d'Histoire naturelle Paris, 6: 151.
* Molossus on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Vernacular names
English: Mastiff Bats.