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Mormopterus minutus (G. S. Miller, 1899)

Least Little Mastiff Bat

Authority citation: Miller, G.S., Jr. 1899-10-20. Descriptions of three new free-tailed bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 12(12):173-181.

Authority publication link: https://hdl.handle.net/2246/776

Original name as described: Nyctinomus minutus

Nominal names: minutus (G. S. Miller, 1899)

Other common names: Little Goblin Bat|Little Goblin Mastiff Bat


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Molossidae -- Subfamily: Molossinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: AMNH MS-4915

Type locality: "Trinidad, Cuba."

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Cuba (CUB)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Vulnerable


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005229

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