Mimon koepckeae Gardner and Patton 1972

Mimon koepckeae Gardner and Patton 1972, Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Louisiana State Univ., 43: 7.

Type Locality: Peru, Departamento de Ayacucho, Huanhuachayo (12°44'S, 73°47'w), 1,660 m.

Vernacular Names: Koepcke's Hairy-nosed Bat.

Distribution: Highlands of central Peru.

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

Discussion: Koopman (1993, 1994) treated koepckeae as a subspecies of crenulatum, but this does not appear justified given the data presented by Gardner and Patton (1972).