NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Reunion Little Mastiff Bat
Mormopterus francoismoutoui Goodman, van Vuuren, Ratrimomanarivo, Probst & Bowie, 2008
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mormopterus francoismoutoui Goodman, van Vuuren, Ratrimomanarivo, Probst & Bowie, 2008
- Name authority
- Goodman, van Vuuren, Ratrimomanarivo, Probst & Bowie, 2008
- Common name
- Reunion Little Mastiff Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Molossidae
- Genus
- Mormopterus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyMolossidae Gervais, 1856
- subfamilyMolossinae Gervais, 1856
- genusMormopterus Peters, 1865
- speciesMormopterus francoismoutoui Goodman, van Vuuren, Ratrimomanarivo, Probst & Bowie, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mormopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kalinowski's Little Mastiff BatMormopterus kalinowskii (Thomas, 1893) | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peters's Little Mastiff BatMormopterus jugularis (Peters, 1865) | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumatran Little Mastiff BatMormopterus doriae K. Andersen, 1907 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Goodman, S. M., B. Jansen van Vuuren, F. Ratrimomanarivo, J.-M. Probst, and R. C. K. Bowie. (2008). Specific status of populations in the Mascarene Islands Referred to Mormopterus acetabulosus (Chiroptera: Molossidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 89, No. 5. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6RPH7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.