Lonchophylla thomasi J. A. Allen 1904

Lonchophylla thomasi J. A. Allen 1904, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 20: 230.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Bolivar, Ciudad Bolivar.

Vernacular Names: Thomas's Nectar Bat.

Distribution: E Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Amazonian Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

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

Discussion: Specimens of this species have frequently been confused with concava, mordax, and Lionycteris spurrelli; see Taddei et al. (1978) and Koopman (1978 b).