Biology:Mormopterus (subgenus)

Mormopterus
Type illustration of Mormopterus acetabulosus by Paul Jossigny from 1770
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Molossidae
Genus:	Mormopterus
Subgenus:	Mormopterus
Species
M. acetabulosus M. doriae M. jugularis M. kalinowskii M. minutus M. phrudus

Mormopterus is a subgenus of the identically-named Mormopterus genus of bats.

It is wide-ranging with six species, and includes the western side of South America as far south as northern Chile , Cuba, Sumatra, South Africa and East Africa including Madagascar within its far-flung range. Species in this subgenus are:

• Natal Free-Tailed Bat (M. acetabulosus)
• Sumatran Mastiff Bat (M. doriae)
• Peter's Wrinkle-Lipped Bat (M. jugularis)
• Kalinowski's Mastiff Bat (M. kalinowskii)
• Little Goblin Bat (M. minutus)
• Incan Little Mastiff Bat (M. phrudus)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16992105 entry