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Mops sarasinorum

(Meyer, 1899). Abh. Zool. Anthrop.-Ethnology. Mus. Dresden, 7(7):15.


ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Molossidae

COMMON NAME—Sulawesi mastiff bat.

DISTRIBUTION—
Sulawesi and the Philippines; records from Luzon [Benguet (FMNH)], Mindanao (South Cotabato (AMNH), and Misamis Oriental (SU) provinces], and Palawan (SMF) only.

HABITAT—Poorly known; probably found in lowland forest.

STATUS—
Unknown.

COMMENT
Freeman (1981) listed Philippinopterus as a synonym of Mops, and P. lanei as a subspecies of Mops sarasinorum.



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