The Paraguana moustached bat (Pteronotus paraguanensis) occurs only on the Paraguaná Peninsula of Venezuela.

[2] There is uncertainty if this taxa represents a species, or if it is a subspecies of Parnell's mustached bat.

[3] The status of the bat as a full species was affirmed by genetic sequencing.

[4] In their 2008 assessment, the IUCN listed the Paraguana moustached bat as critically endangered.

[3] After the gate was installed, the number of bats using the cave "substantially increased".