Order Chiroptera - Family Phyllostomidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 395 426 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas 1767) [Vespertilio] hastatus Pallas 1767 , Spicil. Zool., 3: 7 . Type Locality: Surinam . Vernacular Names: Greater Spear-nosed Bat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Phyllostomus hastatus subsp. hastatus Pallas 1767 Subspecies Phyllostomus hastatus subsp. panamensis J. A. Allen 1904 Distribution: Guatemala and Belize to the Guianas, Brazil , Paraguay , N Argentina , Bolivia , and Peru ; Trinidad and Tobago ; Margarita Isl ( Venezuela ). Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).