Vampyressa (Vampyressa) thyone Thomas 1909

Vampyressa (Vampyressa) thyone Thomas 1909, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 4: 231.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Bolívar, Chimbo; 1000 ft (305 m).

Vernacular Names: Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat.

Synonyms: Vampyressa (Vampyressa) minuta Miller 1912; Vampyressa (Vampyressa) venilla Thomas 1924 .

Distribution: Oaxaca and Veracruz (Mexico) to Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, and French Guiana.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Subgenus Vampyressa . Previously included in pusilla, but clearly distinct; see Lim et al. (2003). Much of the account of V. pusilla provided in Lewis and Wilson (1987) actually applies to thyone .