Macrotus californicus Baird 1858

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Phyllostomidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 395-426 : 407

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scientific name	Macrotus californicus Baird 1858
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Macrotus californicus Baird 1858 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 10: 116.

Type Locality: USA, California, Imperial Co., Old Fort Yuma.

Vernacular Names: Californian Leaf-nosed Bat.

Distribution: N Sinaloa and SW Chihuahua ( Mexico) north to S Nevada and S California ( USA); Baja California and Tamaulipas ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: For a comparison with waterhousii , see Davis and Baker (1974) and Greenbaum and Baker (1976). Considered to be a subspecies of waterhousii by Anderson (1969 a) and Hall (1981).