Mormopterus
Sign in to saveMormopterus is a genus of molossid microchiropterans, small flying mammals referred to as free-tailed bats. The genus has been the subject of several revisions, and the diversity of taxa centred on Australia were separated to a new genus Ozimops, and two monotypic genera, Setirostris and Micronomus. The species of Mormopterus, in this stricter sense, are only found in areas outside of Australia and West Papua.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyMolossidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Molossidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Australie, Mexique
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Molossinae
- Image
- Mormopterus beccarii astrolabiensis 1.jpg
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- Mormopterus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Mormopterus
- topic's main category
- Category:Mormopterus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
- Synonyms
- References
Mormopterus is a genus of molossid microchiropterans, small flying mammals referred to as free-tailed bats. The genus has been the subject of several revisions, and the diversity of taxa centred on Australia were separated to a new genus Ozimops, and two monotypic genera, Setirostris and Micronomus. The species of Mormopterus, in this stricter sense, are only found in areas outside of Australia and West Papua.
== Taxonomy == A description of the genus was published in 1865 by Wilhelm Peters, as a new subgenus allied to Nyctinomus.
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