Molossops

Molossops (meaning: false molossus bat) is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae.^[1] The four member species are found in nearly every country of South America, with the dwarf dog-faced bat being found in the most countries. It contains only two species:

• Rufous dog-faced bat (Molossops neglectus)
• Dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii)

Molossops
Molossops temminckii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Molossidae
Genus:	Molossops Peters, 1865
Type species
Dysopes temminckii Burmeister, 1854

Judith L. Eger writes that the genus only consists of M. neglectus and M. temminckii; M. aequatorianus Cabrera, 1917 (= Cabreramops Ibáñez, 1981) and M. mattogrossensis C. O. C. Vieira, 1942 (= Neoplatymops R. L. Peterson, 1965) were incorrectly assigned to this genus.^[2]