Leptonycteris nivalis (Saussure 1860)

[Ischnoglossa] nivalis Saussure 1860, Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris, ser. 2, 12: 492.

Type Locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Mt. Orizaba.

Vernacular Names: Mexican Long-nosed Bat.

Synonyms: Leptonycteris longala Stains 1957 .

Distribution: SE Arizona, S New Mexico, and W Texas (USA) to S Mexico and Guatemala.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Endangered.

Discussion: Does not include yerbabuenae; see Watkins et al. (1972) and Hall (1981). See Hensley and Wilkins (1988).