Eumops bonariensis (Peters 1874)

[Promops] bonariensis Peters 1874, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1874: 232.

Type Locality: Argentina, Buenos Aires.

Vernacular Names: Dwarf Bonneted Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Eumops bonariensis subsp. bonariensis Peters 1874

Subspecies Eumops bonariensis subsp. delticus Thomas 1923

Subspecies Eumops bonariensis subsp. nanus Miller 1900

Distribution: Veracruz (Mexico) to NW Peru, NW Argentina, Parguay, Uruguay, and Brazil.

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

Discussion: Does not include patagonicus or beckeri; see Barquez and Ojeda (1992), Barquez et al. (1993), and Saralegui (1996). See Hunt et al. (2003), but note that they included patagonicus in bonariensis .