Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766)

Cláudio, Vinícius C., Barbosa, Gedimar P., Rocha, Vlamir J. & Rassy, Ricardo Moratelli Fabrício B., 2020, The bat fauna (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Carlos Botelho State Park, Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil, including new distribution records for the state of São Paulo, Zoologia (e 36514) 37, pp. 1-32 : 20-21

Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766)

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Taxonomy. The distinction between M. molossus and other congeners is discussed above. Specimens from PECB identified as M. molossus (ZSP 003, 018, 020, 053; see Table 8 for measurements) have general mid brown coloration. The dorsal fur varies from weakly to well bicolored, with white to grayish basis extending from 1/4 to 1/3 of fur length, and mid brown tips. The dorsal fur at the shoulders average 5 mm. The upper incisors are pincer-like. Sagittal and lambdoidal crests are low.

1 Corumbá, Mato Groso 19°00.19’S, 57°23.48’W Loureiro et al. 2018 2 Carlos Botelho State Park , São Paulo 24°11.00’S, 47°55.00’W This study

Distribution. In Brazil, the species is recorded in all biomes and in all states, except Rio Grande do Norte ( Barros 2014, Reis et al. 2017, Loureiro et al. 2018). In São Paulo state the species is widely distributed, occurring in all the vegetational formations ( Garbino 2016).

Field observations. We captured 28 individuals (4 males and 24 females) in roosting sites on building roofs in sampling sites S2 and S7 (Appendix 1). In S2 we also captured 13 Histiotus velatus , two Myotis albescens and one Myotis ruber . In S7 we also captured one C. abrasus and two M. rufus. Captures occurred in October, December and July. We captured lactating females in December and pregnant females in October and December.