Micronycteris megalotis mexicana Miller
Brazilian Small-eared Bat
1898. Micronycteris megalotis mexicana Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 50:329, August 2, type from Platanar, Jalisco.
Distribution in Tamaulipas.—Known only from Rancho Pano Ayuctle (Goodwin, 1954:4). The single specimen of this species presently known from Tamaulipas was shot while it was roosting in a ranch house.
Glossophaga soricina leachii (Gray)
Pallas' Long-tongued Bat
1844. Monophyllus leachii Gray, in The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur ..., 1 (1, Mamm.): 18, April, type from Realego, Chinandega, Nicaragua.
1913. Glossophaga soricina leachii, Miller, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 46:419, December 31.
Distribution in Tamaulipas.—Tropical region of southern part of state.
Specimens from the Sierra de Tamaulipas were taken in a cave along with Desmodus rotundus and Tadarida laticaudata. Specimens from 20 miles north of El Mante were collected from a cave about 50 yards deep. Weights of two females from the Sierra de Tamaulipas were 9 and 12 grams. Tamaulipan specimens examined do not differ from specimens from Nicaragua that were used in comparison.
Records of occurrence.—Specimens examined, 6: Sierra de Tamaulipas, 3 mi. S, 16 mi. W Piedra, 1400 ft., 2; 10 km. N, 8 km. W El Encino, 400 ft., 1; Ojo de Agua, 20 mi. N El Mante, and 3 km. W Highway, 300 ft., 2; 8 km. NE Antiguo Morelos, 500 ft., 1.
Additional records: 5 mi. NE Antiguo Morelos, near El Pachón (de la Torre, 1954:114); Altamira (Miller, 1913:420).