Artibeus obscurus Schinz, 1821 . In G. Cuvier, Das Tierreich, 1:164.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Bahia, Rio Peruhype, Villa Vicosa .

DISTRIBUTION: Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil.

SYNONYMS: fuliginosus .

COMMENTS: Subgenus Artibeus . See Handley (1989) for status of this species.