Molossus aztecus Saussure 1860

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 432-451 : 440

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scientific name	Molossus aztecus Saussure 1860
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Molossus aztecus Saussure 1860 , Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 285.

Type Locality: Mexico, Tlaxcala, Amecameca, at the foot of Popocatepetl.

Vernacular Names: Aztec Mastiff Bat.

Distribution: Jalisco ( Mexico) to Nicaragua; Cozumel Isl ( Mexico); S Venezuela.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Included in molossus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Dolan (1989). The Venezuela record is from Lim and Engstrom (2001). Also see López-González and Presley (2001).