Glossophaga leachii Gray 1844

Glossophaga leachii Gray 1844, Mammalia, in: Zool. Voy. "Sulfur", Vol. 1: 18.

Type Locality: Nicaragua, Chinandega, Realejo.

Vernacular Names: Gray's Long-tongued Bat.

Synonyms: Glossophaga caudifer Gray 1847 .

Distribution: Costa Rica north to Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Tlaxcala, and Colima (Mexico).

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

Discussion: Originally considered a subspecies of soricina; see Jones and Carter (1976). Includes alticola; see Webster and Jones (1980). See Webster and Jones (1984). Solmsen (1998) treated morenoi as a synonym of leachii with no comment.