''Otomops'' is a genus of
bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most ...
in the family
Molossidae. Molecular sequence data supports it as a
monophyletic taxon, although not a number of other molossid genera.
''Otomops'' contains the following species:
* ''O. formosus'',
Javan mastiff bat
* ''O. harrisoni'',
Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat
* ''O. johnstonei'',
Johnstone's mastiff bat
* ''O. madagascariensis'',
Madagascar free-tailed bat
* ''O. martiensseni'',
large-eared free-tailed bat
* ''O. papuensis'',
big-eared mastiff bat
* ''O. secundus'',
mantled mastiff bat
* ''O. wroughtoni'',
Wroughton's free-tailed bat
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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