Promops nasutus

(von Spix, 1823)

Brown Mastiff Bat

Female, close-up of head. Also as Brown Free-tailed Bat.
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Location:Venezuela, Apure, 30 km SW of Mantecal, Hato Ed CedralDate taken:Jan 1, 1975

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1548

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Promops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Spix, J.B. von. 1823. Simiarum et vespertilionum brasiliensium species novae, ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de singes et de chauves-souris observées et recueillies pendant le voyage dans l'intérieur du Brésil exécuté par ordre de S. M. le roi de Bavière dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. Franciscus Seraphicus Hübschmann, Munich, 72 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826989

Original name as described

Molossus nasutus

Other common names

Brown Free-tailed Bat

Type material

ZSM 136

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"prope flumen St. Francisci [= near the São Francisco River], " Bahia, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina · French Guiana

Distribution references

de Thoisy, B., Bordin, A., Rufray, V., Uriot, Q., Vanhoucke, M. and Silva, C.R. 2025. Annotated checklist of mammals from French Guiana. Mammalia (in press). doi:10.1515/mammalia-2025-0084

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005258

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 15 names and synonyms.

Molossus fumarius

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fumarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826989

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Spix (1823:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38733)
  2. Schinz (1825:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Tschudi (1844:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  5. Tschudi (1845:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37358)
  6. Tomes (1861:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36046)
  7. Fitzinger (1870:801, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Molossus nasutus

(von Spix, 1823)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 136

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826989

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

  1. Spix (1823:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38733)
  2. Schinz (1825:291, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Fischer (1829:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Gay (1847:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26256483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37640)
  5. Peters (1866:574 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35169035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66062)
  6. Fitzinger (1870:770, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37090)
  7. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  8. Alfaro (1897:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  9. Trouessart (1904:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Dysopes rufo castaneus

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

rufocastaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZSM 136

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

142

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Dysopes fumarius

(Schmarda, 1853)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fumarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

559

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

  1. Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  2. Murray (1866:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Promops ursinus

P. Gervais, 1855

Family

Molossidae

Root name

ursinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49076243

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Molossus Fosteri

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.8.1.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/14479249-dc2c-4aa0-83e9-6b7b6d7dc6ab

Authority page

438

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980500

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Molossus forsteri

(Trouessart, 1904)

Family

Molossidae

Root name

forsteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422931

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Promops pamana

G. S. Miller, 1913

Family

Molossidae

Root name

pamana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:105528

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3021897f2-e459-40e6-b551-05f6406da324

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337813

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Promops ancilla

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Molossidae

Root name

ancilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.5.8.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9ca22248-7512-4999-bd5a-a2df4275b43b

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16003681

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Promops nasutus downsi

G. G. Goodwin & Greenhall, 1962

Family

Molossidae

Root name

downsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-186947

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-186947

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62996758

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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