Leptonycteris curasoae Miller 1900

Leptonycteris curasoae Miller 1900, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 13: 126.

Type Locality: Curaçao, Willemstad (Netherlands).

Vernacular Names: Curacaoan Long-nosed Bat.

Synonyms: Leptonycteris tarlosti Pirlot 1965 .

Distribution: NE Colombia, N Venezuela, Margarita Isl, Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba (Netherlands Antilles).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Does not include yerbabuenae (= sanborni); see Watkins et al. (1972), Hall (1981), Koopman (1994), and Simmons and Wetterer (2002).