Thyroptera tricolor Spix 1823

Thyroptera tricolor Spix 1823, Sim. Vespert. Brasil.: 61.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazon River.

Vernacular Names: Spix's Disk-winged Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Thyroptera tricolor subsp. tricolor Spix 1823

Subspecies Thyroptera tricolor subsp. albiventer Tomes 1856

Subspecies Thyroptera tricolor subsp. juquiaensis Vieira 1942

Distribution: Veracruz (Mexico) to Guianas, E Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru; Trinidad.

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

Discussion: See Wilson and Findley (1977) and Pine (1993).