Glossophaga morenoi Martínez and Villa-R. 1938

Glossophaga morenoi Martínez and Villa-R. 1938, Anal. Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Auto. Mexico, 9: 347.

Type Locality: Mexico, Oaxaca, Río Guamol, 34 mi. (55 km) S (by Hwy. 190) La Ventosa Jct.

Vernacular Names: Western Long-tongued Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Glossophaga morenoi subsp. morenoi Martínez and Villa-R. 1938

Subspecies Glossophaga morenoi subsp. brevirostris Webster and Jones 1984

Subspecies Glossophaga morenoi subsp. mexicana Webster and Jones 1980

Distribution: Chiapas to Michoacan and Tlaxcala (Mexico).

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

Discussion: Includes mexicana; see Gardner (1986) and Webster (1993). See Webster and Jones (1985). Solmsen (1998) treated morenoi as a synonym of leachii, and brevirostris as a subspecies of mexicana (listed as a distinct species) with no comment.