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Mops (bat)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Molossinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Bat

Family
  
Molossidae

Scientific name
  
Mops

Rank
  
Genus

Mops (bat)

Lower classifications
  
Angolan free‑tailed bat, Midas free‑tailed bat, Malayan free‑tailed bat, Malagasy white‑bellied free‑taile, Railer bat

Mops is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae. Molecular sequence data indicates that Mops and Chaerephon are not monophyletic taxa. However, the grouping of Chaerephon minus C. jobimena plus Mops was found to be monophyletic.

Species within this genus are:

Genus Mops - greater mastiff bats

  • Subgenus Xiphonycteris
  • Spurrell's free-tailed bat, Mops spurrelli
  • Dwarf free-tailed bat, Mops nanulus
  • Peterson's free-tailed bat, Mops petersoni
  • Mops leonis
  • Sierra Leone free-tailed bat, Mops brachyptera
  • Mops bakarii
  • Railer bat, Mops thersites
  • Subgenus Mops
  • Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus
  • White-bellied free-tailed bat, Mops niveiventer
  • Mongalla free-tailed bat, Mops demonstrator
  • Malayan free-tailed bat, Mops mops
  • Sulawesi free-tailed bat, Mops sarasinorum
  • Trevor's free-tailed bat, Mops trevori
  • Mops congica
  • Midas free-tailed bat, Mops midas
  • Niangara free-tailed bat, Mops niangarae
  • Medje free-tailed bat, Mops congicus
  • Mops leucostigma

    • References

    Mops (bat) Wikipedia
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