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Southern dog-faced bat

The southern dog-faced bat, is a bat species of the family Molossidae. It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname and Venezuela.

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Southern dog-faced bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Cynomops
Species:
C. planirostris
Binomial name
Cynomops planirostris
Peters, 1866
Synonyms
  • Molossus planirostris
  • Molossops planirostris

The southern dog-faced bat (Cynomops planirostris), is a bat species of the family Molossidae.23 It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname and Venezuela.1

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References

  1. Barquez, R.; Diaz, M. (2015). "Cynomops planirostris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T13642A22108538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13642A22108538.en.
  2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. "Molossops planirostris - Southern dog-faced bat -- Discover Life".