Histiotus montanus Philippi and Landbeck 1861

Histiotus montanus Philippi and Landbeck 1861, Arch. Naturgesch.: 289.

Type Locality: Chile, Santiago Cordillera.

Vernacular Names: Small Big-eared Brown Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Histiotus montanus subsp. montanus Philippi and Landbeck 1861

Subspecies Histiotus montanus subsp. colombiae Thomas 1916

Subspecies Histiotus montanus subsp. inambarus Anthony 1920

Distribution: N Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, W Bolivia, S Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, perhaps N Peru and S Brazil.

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

Discussion: Does not include laephotis; see Autino et al. (1999) and Barquez and Diaz (2001). Does not include magellanicus; see Barquez et al. (1993) and Mares et al. (1995).