Eptesicus nilssonii ( Keyserling et Blasius, 1839 )

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 57-58

Eptesicus nilssonii ( Keyserling et Blasius, 1839) —Northern Bat

Ƒespertilio nilssonii Keyserling and Blasius, 1839 p.315 ; Type locality- Sweden.

Eptesicus nilssonii: Mori, 1928 p.293 ; Tate, 1947 p.90; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.155; Won, 1968 p.118; Han, 1994 p.45; Won & Smith, 1999 p.11; Son, 2001 p.111; Yoon, 2004 p.81.

E. parvus Kishida, 1932 p.2 ; Type locality- northern Korea; Tate, 1947 p.91.

E. nilssonii parvus: Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.155 ; Won, 1958 p.457; Won, 1967 p.336; Won, 1968 p.120; Corbet, 1978 p.57 (doubtful); Yoshiyuki, 1989 p.168; Yoon, 1992 p.48; Yoon, 2010 p.65.

Range: The distribution of E. nilssonii ranges throughout the Korean Peninsula, but the species remains rare in southern Korea ( Han et al. 2011; Fig. 35 ). The northern bat was first recorded in Lanam, Hamgyeongbuk Province and observed in the area surrounding Seoul and Gyeonggi Province ( Won 1967; Son 2001; Kim et al. 2015).

Remarks: Only the Subspecies Eptesicus nilssonii parvus Kishida, 1932 was recognized for Korea ( Won 1968; Yoon 2010). Although Hanák and Horáćek (1986) regarded this subspecies as an erroneous identification of Pipistrellus savii, Yoshiyuki (1989) classified E. nilssonii from Sakhalin and Hokkaido to E. n. parvus .

Figures

FIGURE 35. Range map of Eptesicus nilssonii in Korea.