Chrotopterus auritus (Peters 1856)

[Vampyrus] auritus Peters 1856, Abh. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1856: 305.

Type Locality: Mexico. The type locality was incorrectly changed to Brazil, Santa Catarina, by Carter and Dolan (1978), see remarks in Medellin (1989).

Vernacular Names: Woolly False Vampire Bat.

Synonyms: Chrotopterus australis Thomas 1905; Chrotopterus guianae Thomas 1905 .

Distribution: Veracruz (Mexico) south to the Guianas, S Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and N Argentina.

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

Discussion: Simmons and Voss (1998) discussed problems with previously recognized subspecies. See Medellín (1989). See Emmons (1997) for distribution map.