Kalinowski's mastiff bat

Kalinowski's mastiff bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Mormopterus
Subgenus: M. (Mormopterus)
Species: M. kalinowskii
Binomial name
Mormopterus kalinowskii
Thomas, 1893
Geographic range.

Kalinowski's mastiff bat (Mormopterus kalinowskii) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. It is native to Peru and northern Chile. Relatively little is known about the species, but it is thought to be common in its range. It is sometimes seen in urban areas.[1] Molecular sequencing data indicates that the closest relatives of M. kalinowski are members of another genus, Nyctinomops.[2]

References

  1. Solari, S., Barquez, R. & Diaz, M. 2008. Mormopterus kalinowskii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 24 March 2015.
  2. Lamb, J. M.; Ralph, T. M. C.; Naidoo, T.; Taylor, P. J.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.; Stanley, W. T.; Goodman, S. M. (June 2011). "Toward a Molecular Phylogeny for the Molossidae (Chiroptera) of the Afro-Malagasy Region". Acta Chiropterologica. 13 (1): 1–16. doi:10.3161/150811011X578589.
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