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SPECIES Micronycteris megalotis

Author:Gray, 1842.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., [ser. 1], 10: 257.
Common Name:Little Big-eared Bat
Type Locality:Brazil, São Paulo, Pereque.
Distribution:Colombia to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil; Venezuela and the Guianas; Trinidad and Tobago; Margarita Isl (Venezuela); Grenada; St. Vincent.
Status:IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Does not include microtis; see Brosset and Charles-Dominique (1990), Simmons (1996), and Simmons and Voss (1998). Does not include mexicana; see Simmons (1996). Does not include homezi; see Simmons and Voss (1998). See Alonso-Mejia and Medellín (1991), but note that these authors included microtis, mexicana, and homezi in megalotis.
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Synonyms:

    elongatum Gray, 1842
    megalotes Robinson, 1896
    scrobiculatum Wagner, 1855
    typica K. Andersen, 1906

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