Order Chiroptera - Family Phyllostomidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 395 426 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Platyrrhinus brachycephalus Rouk and Carter 1972 Platyrrhinus brachycephalus Rouk and Carter 1972 , Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 1: 1 . Type Locality: Peru , Huanuco , 3 mi. ( 5 km ) S Tingo Maria, 2,400 ft. ( 732 m ). Vernacular Names: Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat . Synonyms: Platyrrhinus latus Handley and Ferris 1972 ; Platyrrhinus saccharus Handley and Ferris 1972 . Distribution: N Brazil ; Colombia to Guianas; Ecuador ; Peru ; Bolivia . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Includes latus ; see Jones and Carter (1976) . May not be distinct from helleri ; see Alberico (1990) , but also see Anderson (1996) .