Mops (mastiff bats or free-tailed bats) is a genus of bats in the family
Molossidae. Molecular sequence data indicates that Mops and Chaerephon are not
monophyletic taxa. However, the grouping of Chaerephon and Mops was found to be monophyletic when excluding C. jobimena.[1]
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Stanley, W.T. (2008). "A new species of Mops (Molossidae) from Pemba Island, Tanzania". Acta Chiropterologica. 10 (2): 183–192.
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