Molossus currentium Thomas 1901

Molossus currentium Thomas 1901, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 8: 438.

Type Locality: Argentina, Corrientes, Goya.

Vernacular Names: Thomas's Mastiff Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Molossus currentium subsp. currentium Thomas 1901

Subspecies Molossus currentium subsp. bondae J. A. Allen 1904

Subspecies Molossus currentium subsp. robustus López-González and Presley 2001

Distribution: Honduras to Costa Rica; E Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela; Amazonian Brazil; Paraguay and N Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc) as M. bondae .

Discussion: This species was formerly known as bondae, but currentium (previously listed as a junior synonym of molossus) is an earlier name; see López-González and Presley (2001). Subspecies nomenclature revised by López-González and Presley (2001). Also see Burnett et al. (2001).