Nycticeius aenobarbus Temminck 1840

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 462

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scientific name	Nycticeius aenobarbus Temminck 1840
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Treatment

Nycticeius aenobarbus Temminck 1840 , Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 2: 247.

Type Locality: "Amérique méridionale." .

Vernacular Names: Temminck's Mysterious Bat.

Distribution: Unknown; Carter and Dolan (1978) have suggested that the type and only known specimen is probably not from South America.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Listed as a synonym of Myotis albescens by many authors following Miller and Allen (1928), but clearly distinct at both the genus and species level; see Husson (1962) and Carter and Dolan (1978). The latter authors suggested that this species probably belongs with Nycticeius , but its status remains unclear. If the holotype originated in the Old World, this taxon might be referable to Scotoecus , Scotorepens , or Scoteanax .