Lonchophylla handleyi Hill 1980

Lonchophylla handleyi Hill 1980, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Zool., 38: 233.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Morona, Santiago, Los Tayos (03°07'S, 18°12'W).

Vernacular Names: Handley's Nectar Bat.

Distribution: Ecuador, Peru, possibly SW Colombia.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Formerly confused with robusta; see Hill (1980 a). Colombian record may represent robusta; see Cadena et al. (1998).