Molossus barnesi Thomas 1905

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 barnesi Thomas 1905
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Molossus barnesi Thomas 1905 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 15: 584.

Type Locality: French Guiana, Cayenne.

Vernacular Names: Barnes's Mastiff Bat.

Distribution: French Guiana.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Placed in coibensis by Dolan (1989) and considered a subspecies of molossus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but clearly distinct, see Simmons and Voss (1998). Sometimes spelled burnesi (e.g., Freeman, 1981), but the correct spelling is barnesi ; see Cabrera (1958), Carter and Dolan (1978), and Simmons and Voss (1998).