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SPECIES Choeroniscus periosus

Author:Handley, 1966.
Citation:Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 79: 84.
Common Name:Greater Long-tongued Bat
Type Locality:Colombia, Valle, 27 km S Buenaventura, Río Raposo.
Distribution:NW Venezuela, W Colombia, W Ecuador.
Status:IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.
Comments:Includes ponsi; see Koopman (1994).
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SUBSPECIES periosus

SUBSPECIES ponsi

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