| Author: | I. Geoffroy, 1824. |
| Citation: | Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 1: 343. |
| Common Name: | Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (known as the Mexican Free-tailed Bat in North America) |
| Type Locality: | Brazil, Paraná, Curitiba (= Curityba). |
| Distribution: | S Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile to Oregon, S Nebraska and Ohio (USA); Greater and Lesser Antilles. |
| Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt). |
| Comments: | aegyptiaca species group. Placed in distinct genus (Rhizomops) by Legendre (1984), but see Freeman (1981) and Owen et al. (1990). See Hall (1981) and Wilkins (1989); also see Emmons (1997) for distribution map. Caribbean subspecies reviewed by Timm and Genoways (2003). |
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