NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Molossinae
  Family - Molossidae
  Superfamily - Vespertilionoidea
  Suborder - Yangochiroptera
  Order - Chiroptera
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Molossus molossus
      Species - Molossus pretiosus
      Species - Molossus sinaloae
      Species - Molossus aztecus
      Species - Molossus barnesi
      Species - Molossus coibensis
      Species - Molossus currentium
      Species - Molossus rufus
      Species - Molossus alvarezi