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 Platyrrhinus aurarius Handley and Ferris 1972 Platyrrhinus aurarius Handley and Ferris 1972 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 84: 522 . Type Locality: Venezuela , Bolivar , 85 km SSE El Dorado, 1,000 m . Vernacular Names: Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat . Distribution: S Venezuela , Guyana , Surinam . Specimens previously reported from Colombia appear to have been misidentified. Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: May be a synonym of dorsalis ; see Jones and Carter (1976) .