Micronycteris homezi Pirlot 1967

Micronycteris homezi Pirlot 1967, Mammalia, 31: 265.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Zulia, Maracaibo Basis, Río Palmar, Hacienda El Cerro.

Vernacular Names: Pirlot's Big-eared Bat.

Distribution: NW Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil.

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

Discussion: Described by Pirlot (1967) as a subspecies of megalotis, but clearly a distinct species; see Simmons and Voss (1998). Also see Bernard (2001) and Lim and Engstrom (2001).