Micronycteris hirsuta Peters 1869

Micronycteris hirsuta Peters 1869, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1869: 397.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Pozo Azul.

Vernacular Names: Hairy Big-eared Bat.

Distribution: Honduras to French Guiana, Trinidad, Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.

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

Discussion: Placed in subgenus Xenoctenes by Sanborn (1949), but see Simmons (1996).