Eumops

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Family:Molossidae
Eumops
Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Subfamily: Molossinae
Genus: Eumops
Miller, 1906
Type species
Molossus californicus
Merriam, 1890
Species

17, see below.

Eumops (mastiff bats or bonneted bats) is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae.[1] A total of 17 species of this genus have been described. The name "Eumops" comes from the Greek prefix Eu-, meaning "good" or "true", and the Malayan word mops, which means bat.[2]

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