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''Molossus'' is a genus of bats. The genus contains ten species with a New World distribution from Mexico in the north to northern Argentina at its most southerly limit. Four of these species have distributions that include various islands in the West Indies such as Puerto Rico or Trinidad. The genus belongs to a group commonly referred to as free-tailed bats. Its name is from the ancient Molossus breed of shepherd dog.〔''The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region'' by J. D. Skinner, ISBN 0-521-84418-5, 2006, p. 277, "The name of the (bats ) family is derived from the Greek ''molossus'', a kind of dog used by Greek shepherds in ancient times."〕 ==Systematics== Species list: * ''Molossus alvarezi'' * ''Molossus ater'' * ''Molossus aztecus'' * ''Molossus barnesi'' * ''Molossus coibensis'' * ''Molossus currentium'' * ''Molossus molossus'' * ''Molossus pretiosus'' * ''Molossus rufus'' * ''Molossus sinaloae'' * ''Molossus trinitatis'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Molossus (bat)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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