Micronycteris microtis Miller 1898

Micronycteris microtis Miller 1898, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 50: 328.

Type Locality: Nicaragua, San Juan del Norte, Graytown.

Vernacular Names: Common Big-eared Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Micronycteris microtis subsp. microtis Miller 1898

Subspecies Micronycteris microtis subsp. mexicana Miller 1898

Distribution: Tamaulipas and Jalisco (Mexico) to northern Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil, and Bolivia.

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

Discussion: Formerly included in megalotis, but see Brosset and Charles-Dominique (1990), Simmons (1996), and Simmons and Voss (1998). Simmons (1996) included mexicana as a subspecies of microtis, but noted that it may be a distinct species.