Histiotus montanus Philippi and Landbeck 1861 Histiotus montanus Philippi and Landbeck 1861, Arch. Naturgesch.: 289. Type Locality: Chile, Santiago Cordillera. Vernacular Names: Small Big-eared Brown Bat. Subspecies:: Subspecies Histiotus montanus subsp. montanus Philippi and Landbeck 1861 Subspecies Histiotus montanus subsp. colombiae Thomas 1916 Subspecies Histiotus montanus subsp. inambarus Anthony 1920 Distribution: N Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, W Bolivia, S Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, perhaps N Peru and S Brazil. Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Does not include laephotis; see Autino et al. (1999) and Barquez and Diaz (2001). Does not include magellanicus; see Barquez et al. (1993) and Mares et al. (1995).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, pp. 451-529 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 488, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519