Artibeus (Artibeus) obscurus Schinz 1821

Artibeus (Artibeus) obscurus Schinz 1821, in: G. Cuvier, Das Thierreich, Vol. 1: 164.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, Rio Peruhype, Villa Vicosa.

Vernacular Names: Dark Fruit-eating Bat.

Synonyms: Artibeus (Artibeus) fuliginosus Gray 1838 .

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

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

Discussion: Subgenus Artibeus . Distinct from jamaicensis; see Handley (1989), Brosset and Charles-Dominique (1990), Lim and Wilson (1993), Marques-Aguiar (1994), and Simmons and Voss (1998). This species has often been referred to as fuliginosus in the literature, but obscurus is a senior synonym; see Handley (1989).