Glossophaga leachii Gray, 1844 . Mammalia, in Zool. Voy. "Sulfur," 1:18.

TYPE LOCALITY: Nicaragua, Chinandega, Realejo .

DISTRIBUTION: Costa Rica to Guerrero, Morelos, and Tlaxcala (Mexico); Colima and Jalisco (Mexico).

SYNONYMS: alticola, caudifer .

COMMENTS: Originally considered a subspecies of soricina; see Jones and Carter (1976:14). Includes alticola Davis, 1944, by synonymy; see Webster and Jones (1980:4). See Webster and Jones (1984, Mammalian Species, 226).