Saccopteryx leptura (Schreber 1774)

[Vespertilio] lepturus Schreber 1774, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 1, 8: 57.

Type Locality: Surinam.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Sac-winged Bat.

Distribution: Chiapas and Tabasco (Mexico) to SE Brazil, Peru, and N Bolivia; Guianas; Margarita Isl (Venezuela); Trinidad and Tobago.

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

Discussion: See Yancey et al. (1998 b). Reviewed in part by Nogueira et al. (2002).