Authority citation: Peterson, R.L. 1968. A new bat of the genus Vampyressa from Guyana, South America with a brief systematic review of the genus. Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum 73:1-17.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36137530
Original name as described: Vampyressa brocki
Nominal names: brocki (R. L. Peterson, 1968)
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Phyllostomidae -- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae -- Tribe: Stenodermatini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ROM:MAM:38515
Type locality: "upper headwaters of the Kuitaro River approximately 40 miles [= 64 km] east of Dadanawa at Ow-wi-dy-wau (Oshi Wau head near Marurawaunowa), 2°50' N., 58°55' W., Rupununi (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) District, Guyana."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Colombia (COL) | Guyana (GUY) | Suriname (SUR) | French Guiana (GUF) | Brazil (BRA) | Peru (PER)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: moved from Vampyressa to Vampyriscus
Citation: Hoofer, S. R., & Baker, R. J. (2006). Molecular systematics of Vampyressine bats (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) with comparison of direct and indirect surveys of mitochondrial DNA variation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 39(2), 424-438.
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