Cynomops
| Cynomops | |
|---|---|
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| Preserved C. abrasus specimen in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Cynomops Thomas, 1920 |
Cynomops is a genus of Central and South American bats in the family Molossidae.[1] It has sometimes been considered a subgenus of Molossops. It contains the following species:
- Cinnamon dog-faced bat (C. abrasus)
- Greenhall's dog-faced bat (C. greenhalli)
- Mexican dog-faced bat (C. mexicanus)
- Para dog-faced bat (C. paranus)
- Southern dog-faced bat (C. planirostris)
References
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 436–437. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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