Diaemus youngi (Jentink 1893)

[Desmodus] youngi Jentink 1893, Notes Leyden Mus., 15: 282.

Type Locality: Guyana, Berbice River, upper Canje Creek.

Vernacular Names: White-winged Vampire Bat.

Synonyms: Diaemus cypselinus Thomas 1928 .

Distribution: Tamaulipas (Mexico) south to N Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and E Brazil; Trinidad; Margarita Isl (Venezuela).

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

Discussion: See Greenhall and Schutt (1996). Sometimes spelled youngii, but youngi is the original spelling.