Authority citation: Smith, J.D. 1972-03-10. Systematics of the chiropteran family Mormoopidae. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication 56:1-132.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4132838
Original name as described: Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus
Nominal names: mesoamericanus J. D. Smith, 1972
Other common names: Mesoamerican Mustached Bat|Smith's Common Mustached Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Mormoopidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: KU:M:64713
Type locality: "1 mi [= 1.6 km] S and 0.75 mi [= 1.2 km] E Yepocapa, 4280 ft [= 1305 m], Chimaltenango, Guatemala."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Mexico (MEX) | Belize (BLZ) | Guatemala (GTM) | El Salvador (SLV) | Honduras (HND) | Nicaragua (NIC) | Costa Rica (CRI) | Panama (PAN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: split from P. parnellii
Citation: Pavan, A.C., Marroig, G. 2016. Integrating multiple evidences in taxonomy: species diversity and phylogeny of mustached bats (Mormoopidae: Pteronotus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103: 184-198.
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