Eumops | |
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Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Molossidae |
Subfamily: | Molossinae |
Genus: | Eumops Miller, 1906 |
Type species | |
Molossus californicus Merriam, 1890
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Species | |
17, see below. |
Eumops (mastiff bats or bonneted bats) is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae.[1] A total of 17 species of this genus have been described. The name "Eumops" comes from the Greek prefix "Eu-", meaning "good" or "true," and the Malayan word "mops," which means bat.[2]