| Black mastiff bat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Chiroptera | 
| Family: | Molossidae | 
| Genus: | Molossus | 
| Species: | M. rufus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Molossus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1805 | |
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| Black mastiff bat range | |
| Synonyms | |
| Molossus ater | |
Molossus ater
The black mastiff bat (Molossus rufus) is a bat species. It ranges from the northern region of South America (excluding Chile), most of Central America (excluding Belize) and parts of southern Mexico.