Artibeus (Dermanura) gnomus Handley 1987

Artibeus (Dermanura) gnomus Handley 1987, Fieldiana Zool., 39: 167.

Type Locality: Venezuela, Bolívar, 59 km SE El Dorado, El Manaco.

Vernacular Names: Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat.

Distribution: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Amazonian Brazil, Venezuela, Guianas.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not listed (lapsus); IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Dermanura . Distinct from cinereus and glaucus; see Handley (1987), Brosset and Charles-Dominique (1990), and Simmons and Voss (1998).