Eumops perotis (Schinz 1821)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 432-451 : 438

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scientific name	Eumops perotis (Schinz 1821)
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[Molossus] perotis Schinz 1821 , in: Cuvier, Das Thierreich, Vol. 1: 870.

Type Locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Campos do Goita Cazes, Villa São Salvador.

Vernacular Names: Greater Bonneted Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Eumops perotis subsp. perotis Schinz 1821

Subspecies Eumops perotis subsp. californicus Merriam 1890

Subspecies Eumops perotis subsp. gigas Peters 1864

Distribution: California to Texas ( USA), south to Zacatecas and Hidalgo ( Mexico); N Venezuela, W Ecuador and W Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina, Paraguay, and E Brazil; Cuba.

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

Discussion: Does not include trumbulli ; see Eger (1977). The large geographic gap between the North American and South American ranges of this taxon suggests that this complex may include more than one species.