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Molossus nigricans  Miller, 1902
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1159238

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
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  Common Name(s): Northern Black Mastiff Bat [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals  
                         SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                            InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                               OrderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 – morcego, quiróptero, bats  
                                  SuborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984  
                                     SuperfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821  
                                        FamilyMolossidae Gervais, 1856 – free-tailed bats  
                                           SubfamilyMolossinae Gervais, 1856 – true free-tailed bats  
                                              GenusMolossus E. Geoffroy, 1805 – velvety free-tailed bats, mastiff bats  
                                                 SpeciesMolossus nigricans Miller, 1902 – Northern Black Mastiff Bat  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Loureiro, Livia O., Mark D. Engstrom, and Burton K. Lim   
  Publication Date: 2020   
  Article/Chapter Title: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provide unprecedented resolution of species boundaries, phylogenetic relationships, and genetic diversity in the mastiff bats (Molossus)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 143, article 106690   
  Page(s): 1-13   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1055-7903   
  Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106690   
  Reference for: Molossus nigricans   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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