Micronycteris homezi Pirlot 1967

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	Micronycteris homezi Pirlot 1967
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Micronycteris homezi Pirlot 1967 , Mammalia, 31: 265.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Zulia, Maracaibo Basis, Río Palmar, Hacienda El Cerro.

Vernacular Names: Pirlot's Big-eared Bat.

Distribution: NW Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Described by Pirlot (1967) as a subspecies of megalotis , but clearly a distinct species; see Simmons and Voss (1998). Also see Bernard (2001) and Lim and Engstrom (2001).