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.