Molossops (Neoplatymops) mattogrossensis Vieira 1942

Molossops (Neoplatymops) mattogrossensis Vieira 1942, Argent. Zool. Sao Paulo, 3: 430.

Type Locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Juruena River, São Simao.

Vernacular Names: Mato Grosso Dog-faced Bat.

Distribution: Venezuela, Guyana, C and NE Brazil.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Neoplatymops; see Freeman (1981). Listed as a subspecies of Molossops temminckii by Cabrera (1958), but see Peterson (1965 a), who considered Neoplatymops a distinct genus. See Willig and Jones (1985). See Emmons (1997) for distribution map.