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Black Mastiff Bat
Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Bats

Black Mastiff Bat

Molossus rufus E.Geoffroy, 1805

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack Mastiff Bat
DutchZwarte fluweelvleermuis
SpanishMurciélago mastín negro
Chinese—
Scientific nameMolossus rufus E.Geoffroy, 1805

About this species

The black mastiff bat (Molossus rufus) is a bat species. It ranges from the northern region of South America (excluding Chile), most of Central America (excluding Belize) and parts of southern Mexico.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyMolossidae
GenusMolossus

In Suriname

85Records in Suriname
1848First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini36
  • Brokopondo3
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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