Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied 1820)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Emballonuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 381-391 : 390

Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied 1820)

[Vespertilio] naso Wied-Neuwied 1820 , Reise nach Brasilien, Vol. 1: 251.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, Rio Mucuri, near Morro d'Arara; for clarification see Avila-Pires (1965:9).

Vernacular Names: Proboscis Bat.

Synonyms: Rhynchonycteris lineata Temminck 1838 ; Rhynchonycteris priscus G. M. Allen 1914 ; Rhynchonycteris rivalis Spix 1823 ; Rhynchonycteris saxatilis Spix 1823 ; Rhynchonycteris villosa Gervais 1855 .

Distribution: E Oaxaca and C Veracruz ( Mexico) to C and E Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Surinam; Trinidad.

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

Discussion: See Plumpton and Jones (1992); see Emmons (1997) for an updated distribution map.