Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray 1840)

[Nyctinomus] macrotis Gray 1840, Ann. Nat. Hist., 4: 5.

Type Locality: Cuba.

Vernacular Names: Big Free-tailed Bat.

Synonyms: Nyctinomops aequatoralis J. A. Allen 1914; Nyctinomops affinis J. A. Allen 1900; Nyctinomops auritus Wagner 1843; Nyctinomops depressus Ward 1891; Nyctinomops megalotis Dobson 1876; Nyctinomops molossa Hershkovitz 1949; Nyctinomops nevadensis H. Allen 1894 .

Distribution: SW British Columbia and Iowa (USA) to SW Mexico; Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Surinam to Peru, N Argentina and Uruguay; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola.

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

Discussion: Called Tadarida molossa by Hall and Kelson (1959), but see Husson (1962). See Milner et al. (1990) and Timm and Genoways (2003).