Micronycteris megalotis (Gray 1842)

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 : 408

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scientific name	Micronycteris megalotis (Gray 1842)
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Micronycteris megalotis (Gray 1842) View in CoL

[Phyllophora] megalotis Gray 1842 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 10: 257.

Type Locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Pereque.

Vernacular Names: Little Big-eared Bat.

Synonyms: Micronycteris elongatum Gray 1842 ; Micronycteris megalotes Robinson 1896 ; Micronycteris scrobiculatum Wagner 1855 ; Micronycteris typica K. Andersen 1906 .

Distribution: Colombia to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil; Venezuela and the Guianas; Trinidad and Tobago; Margarita Isl ( Venezuela); Grenada; St. Vincent.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Does not include microtis ; see Brosset and Charles-Dominique (1990), Simmons (1996), and Simmons and Voss (1998). Does not include mexicana ; see Simmons (1996). Does not include homezi ; see Simmons and Voss (1998). See Alonso-Mejia and Medellín (1991), but note that these authors included microtis , mexicana , and homezi in megalotis .