Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray 1840)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 432-451 : 447

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scientific name	Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray 1840)
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[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).