NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pug-nosed Mastiff Bat
Molossus milleri Johnson, 1952
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
- Molossus milleri Johnson, 1952
- Name authority
- Johnson, 1952
- Common name
- Pug-nosed Mastiff Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Molossidae
- Genus
- Molossus
- 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
- genusMolossus E. Geoffroy, 1805
- speciesMolossus milleri Johnson, 1952
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Molossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Coiban Mastiff BatMolossus coibensis J. A. Allen, 1904 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallas' Free-tailed BatMolossus molossus (Pallas, 1766) | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Miller's Mastiff BatMolossus pretiosus Miller, 1902 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alvarez's Mastiff BatMolossus alvarezi González-Ruiz, Ramírez-Pulido & Arroyo-Cabrales, 2011 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Black Mastiff BatMolossus nigricans Miller, 1902 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Black Mastiff BatMolossus fluminensis Lataste, 1891 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aztec Mastiff BatMolossus aztecus Saussure, 1860 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bonda Mastiff BatMolossus currentium Thomas, 1901 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black Mastiff BatMolossus rufus E. Geoffroy, 1805 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sinaloan Mastiff BatMolossus sinaloae J. A. Allen, 1906 | MolossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Molossus molossus milleri Johnson, 1952 Johnson, 1952 | synonym |
| Molossus tropidorhynchus Gray, 1839 Gray, 1839 | synonym |
| Molossus molossus tropidorhynchus Gray, 1839 Gray, 1839 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=947108 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:8P9GS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.