Histiotus laephotis Thomas 1916

Histiotus laephotis Thomas 1916, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 17: 275.

Type Locality: Bolivia, Caiza.

Vernacular Names: Thomas's Big-eared Brown Bat.

Distribution: Argentina, S Bolivia, S Peru.

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

Discussion: Treated as a subspecies of montanus by Anderson (1997) and as a subspecies of macrotis by Koopman (1994) and Barquez et al. (1993, 1999), but apparently distinct; see Autino et al. (1999) and Barquez and Diaz (2001).