Mimon bennettii (Gray 1838)

[Phyllostoma] bennettii Gray 1838, Mag. Zool. Bot., 2: 483.

Type Locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Ipanema (restricted by Hershkovitz, 1951).

Vernacular Names: Southern Golden Bat.

Synonyms: Mimon auricularis Saussure 1860; Mimon auritus Elliot 1904 .

Distribution: Guianas; SE Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Does not include cozumelae; see McCarthy (1987), McCarthy et al. (1993), and Simmons and Voss (1998).