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taxa. However, the grouping of ''Chaerephon'' and ''Mops'' was found to be monophyletic when excluding ''C. jobimena''. Species within this genus are:Simmons, 2005, pp. 441–444; Stanley, 2008 Genus ''

Mops MOPS (3-(''N''-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid) is a buffer introduced in the 1960s, one of the twenty Good's buffers. It is a structural analog to MES, and like MES, its structure contains a morpholine ring. HEPES is a similar pH buffering ...

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Xiphonycteris ''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 foun ...

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Spurrell's free-tailed bat Spurrell's free-tailed bat (''Mops spurrelli'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae named after Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell. It is found in Central and West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subt ...

, ''Mops spurrelli'' **

Dwarf free-tailed bat The dwarf free-tailed bat (''Mops nanulus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and ...

, ''Mops nanulus'' **

Peterson's free-tailed bat Peterson's free-tailed bat (''Mops petersoni'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ...

, ''Mops petersoni'' **

Sierra Leone free-tailed bat The Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (''Mops brachypterus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tan ...

, ''Mops brachypterus'' ** Bakari's free-tailed bat, ''Mops bakarii'' **

Railer bat The Railer bat (''Mops thersites'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, K ...

, ''Mops thersites'' *Subgenus ''

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Angolan free-tailed bat The Angolan free-tailed bat (''Mops condylurus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivor ...

, ''Mops condylurus'' **

White-bellied free-tailed bat The white-bellied free-tailed bat (''Mops niveiventer'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest ...

, ''Mops niveiventer'' **

Mongalla free-tailed bat The Mongalla free-tailed bat (''Mops demonstrator'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats ...

, ''Mops demonstrator'' **

Malayan free-tailed bat The Malayan free-tailed bat (''Mops mops'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of St ...

, ''Mops mops'' **

Sulawesi free-tailed bat The Sulawesi free-tailed bat (''Mops sarasinorum'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1899 by German biologist Christian Eric ...

, ''Mops sarasinorum'' **

Trevor's free-tailed bat The Trevor's free-tailed bat (''Mops trevori'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Central and West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. Taxonomy and etymology It was ...

, ''Mops trevori'' **

Midas free-tailed bat The Midas free-tailed bat (''Mops midas'') is a species of bat scientifically classified in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae. It is distributed from western Africa to Saudi Arabia and further south. Its natural habitats are dry sav ...

, ''Mops midas'' **

Niangara free-tailed bat The Niangara free-tailed bat or Niangara mops bat (''Mops niangarae'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae known only from its holotype. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is either moist tropical for ...

, ''Mops niangarae'' **

Medje free-tailed bat The Medje free-tailed bat (''Mops congicus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tr ...

, ''Mops congicus'' **

Malagasy white-bellied free-tailed bat The Malagasy white-bellied free-tailed bat (''Mops leucostigma'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Mada ...

, ''Mops leucostigma''

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;Notes ;Bibliography * * * Bat genera Taxa named by René Lesson {{Molossidae-stub