Molossus melini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Molossus
Species: Molossus melini

Name

Molossus melini Montani, Tomasco, Barberis, Romano, Barquez & Díaz, 2021: 1431

• Holotype: MGR-ZV-M 339, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by María Eugenia Montani on 18 February 2018.
• Type locality: “Estancia Laguna San Carlos, app. 10 km South of Melincué, General López department, Santa Fe province, Argentina, 33°45'3.5"S; 61°24'25.2"W; elevation 90 m”.

References

Primary references

• Montani, M.E., Tomasco, I.H., Barberis, I.M., Romano, M.C., Barquez, R.M. & Díaz, M.M. 2021. A new species of Molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Argentina. Journal of Mammalogy 102(5): 1426–1442. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyab078 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Melin's Mastiff Bat