Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Family Molossidae Gervais, 1856 - free-tailed bats and mastiff bats Subfamily Molossinae Gervais, 1856 Genus Mops Lesson, 1842 - greater mastiff bats Subgenus Mops Lesson, 1842 Mops mops (Blainville, 1840)