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 Chrotopterus auritus (Peters 1856) [Vampyrus] auritus Peters 1856 , Abh. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1856: 305 . Type Locality: Mexico . The type locality was incorrectly changed to Brazil , Santa Catarina , by Carter and Dolan (1978) , see remarks in Medellin (1989). Vernacular Names: Woolly False Vampire Bat . Synonyms: Chrotopterus australis Thomas 1905 ; Chrotopterus guianae Thomas 1905 . Distribution: Veracruz ( Mexico ) south to the Guianas, S Brazil , Peru , Bolivia , and N Argentina . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Simmons and Voss (1998) discussed problems with previously recognized subspecies. See Medellín (1989). See Emmons (1997) for distribution map.