[Vespertilio] nigricans Schinz 1821 , Das Thierreich, 1: 179 Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae Wilson, Don E. Reeder, DeeAnn 8LZKK (Schinz 1821) Schinz 1821 Mammalia Vespertilionidae Myotis Animalia Chiroptera 513 Chordata species nigricans     [Vespertilio] nigricansSchinz 1821, Das Thierreich, 1: 179.   Type Locality:  Brazil, Espírito Santo, between Itapemirin and Iconha Rivers, Fazenda de Aga.   Vernacular Names: Black Myotis.   Subspecies:: Subspecies  Myotis nigricanssubsp. nigricansSchinz 1821 Subspecies  Myotis nigricanssubsp. carteriLaVal 1973 Subspecies  Myotis nigricanssubsp. extremus Miller and Allen 1928 Subspecies  Myotis nigricanssubsp. osculatiiCornalia 1849   Distribution: Nayaritand Tamaulipas( Mexico) to Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina, Paraguay, and S Brazil; Trinidad and Tobago; St. Martin, Montserrat, Grenada(Lesser Antilles).   Conservation: IUCN2003 and IUCN/ SSCAction Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).   Discussion:Includes carteri; see Corbet and Hill (1980), but see Bogan (1978). Neotypedesignated by LaVal (1973 a). See Wilson and LaVal (1974). Reviewed in part by López-González et al. (2001). Apparently closely related to  levis; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). More than one species may be represented in this complex. 4867287374 Brazil 513 Espirito Santo