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Velvety Free-tailed Bat

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Taxon taxon Q1832759
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Velvety Free-tailed Bat

Summary

Velvety Free-tailed Bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat belongs to the parent taxon Molossus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Velvety Free-tailed Bat is Molossus molossus[7].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's Commons category is recorded as Molossus molossus[8].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's original combination is recorded as Vespertilio molossus[9].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. molossus'}[10].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Pallas's Mastiff Bat"}[11].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pallas’s Mastiff Bat'}[12].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pallas-Samtfledermaus'}[13].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.274'}[14].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+16.1'}[15].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[16].
  • Velvety Free-tailed Bat's taxon range is recorded as Belém[17].

Body

Classification

Velvety Free-tailed Bat's scientific name is Molossus molossus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Molossus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Pallas's Mastiff Bat"}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pallas’s Mastiff Bat'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pallas-Samtfledermaus'}[13].

Identifiers

Velvety Free-tailed Bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41254[18]. Velvety Free-tailed Bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27622[19]. Velvety Free-tailed Bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327951[20]. Velvety Free-tailed Bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218725[21]. Velvety Free-tailed Bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180083[22].

Why It Matters

Velvety Free-tailed Bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Allometry of Bat Wings and Legs and Comparison with Bird Wings. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Allometry of Bat Wings and Legs and Comparison with Bird Wings. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.274'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+16.1'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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