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--> ORDER CHIROPTERA
--> FAMILY Phyllostomidae
--> SUBFAMILY Phyllostominae
--> GENUS Chrotopterus
SPECIES Chrotopterus auritus
| Author: | Peters, 1856. | | Citation: | Abhandl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1856: 305. | | Common Name: | Woolly False Vampire Bat | | Type Locality: | Mexico. The type locality was incorrectly changed to Brazil, Santa Catarina, by Carter and Dolan (1978), see remarks in Medellin (1989). | | Distribution: | Veracruz (Mexico) south to the Guianas, S Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and N Argentina. | | Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Simmons and Voss (1998) discussed problems with previously recognized subspecies. See Medellín (1989). See Emmons (1997) for distribution map. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
australis Thomas, 1905
guianae Thomas, 1905
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