Saccopteryx bilineata Temminck 1838

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

Saccopteryx bilineata Temminck 1838

Saccopteryx bilineata Temminck 1838 , Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. Physiol., 5: 33.

Type Locality: Surinam.

Vernacular Names: Greater Sac-winged Bat.

Synonyms: Saccopteryx centralis Thomas 1904 ; Saccopteryx insignis Wagner 1855 ; Saccopteryx perspicillifer Miller 1899 .

Distribution: Jalisco and Veracruz ( Mexico) to Bolivia, Guianas, and E Brazil south to Rio de Janiero; Trinidad and Tobago.

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

Discussion: Several subspecies have been recognized, but these do not appear justified; see Simmons and Voss (1998). See Yancey et al. (1998 a).