Nyctalus aviator Thomas, 1911

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 : 50-51

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scientific name

Nyctalus aviator Thomas, 1911
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Nyctalus aviator Thomas, 1911 View in CoL View at ENA —Bird-like Noctule

Nyctalus aviator Thomas, 1911a p.380 View in CoL ; Type locality- Tokyo, Japan; Corbet, 1978 p.56; Han, 1994 p.45; Won & Smith, 1999 p.13; Son, 2001 p.116; Yoon, 2004 p.74; Yoon, 2010 p.60.

Ƒespertilio molossus Temminck, 1838 p.269 .

N. maximus aviator: Kuroda, 1940 p.225 View in CoL .

N. lasiopterus aviator: Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.161 View in CoL ; Won, 1958 p.456 Won, 1967 p.327; Won, 1968 p.106; Yoon, 1992 p.45.

N. lasiopterus: Won, 1968 p.105 View in CoL .

Range: The distribution of this species encompasses most of Korea, but the bird-like noctule remains rare ( Yoon 2010; Fig. 31 View FIGURE 31 ).

Remarks: Previously, N. aviator was considered a subspecies of N. lasiopterus in Korea ( Won 1967, 1968). Nyctalus lasiopterus and N. aviator are found respectively on the western and eastern sides of the Palearctic region and were previously considered as conspecific ( Tate 1942, Imaizumi 1970). They are now mostly recognized as separate species ( Corbet 1978, Maeda 1983, Simmons 2005). Samples from intermediate geographic locations between Europe and Japan are needed to determine if these two taxa should be treated as separate species or vicariant populations of the same species ( Salgueiro et al. 2007).

Conservation status: IUCN recorded this species as ‘Near Threatened’ but the South Korean government registered N. aviator as a species of ‘Least Concern’ (NIBR 2012).

Corbet, G. B. (1978) The mammals of the Palaearctic region: a taxonomic review. British Museum (Natural History), London, 314 pp.

Ellerman, J. R. & Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1951) Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946. British Museum (Natural History), London, 810 pp.

Han, S. H. (1994) The checklist of Mammals in North Korea. Nature Conservation, 86, 44 - 50. [in Korean]

Imaizumi, Y. (1970) The handbook of Japanese land mammals. Shin-Schicho-Sha, Tokyo, 350 pp.

Kuroda, N. (1940) A monograph of the Japanese Mammals. The Sansiedo Co., Ltd., Tokyo and Osaka, 311 pp. [in Japanese]

Maeda, K. (1983) Classificatory study of the Japanese large noctule, Nyctalus lasiopterus aviator Thomas, 1911. Zoological Magazine, 92, 21 - 36.

Salgueiro, P., Ruedi, M., Coelho, M. M. & Palmeirim, J. M. (2007) Genetic divergence and phylogeograpy in the genus Nyctalus (Mammalia, Chiroptera): implications for population history of the insular bat Nyctalus azoreum. Genetica, 130, 169 - 181. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10709 - 006 - 9004 - x

Simmons, N. B. (2005) Order Chiroptera. In: Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (Eds.), Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3 rd Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, pp. 312 - 529.

Son, S. W. (2001) Ji-sung natural history series. Fol. 3. Bats. Ji-Sung Publishing, Seoul, 164 pp. [in Korean]

Tate, G. H. (1942) Results of the Archbold expeditions. No. 47. Review of the Vespertilionine bats. Bulletin of American Museum of Natural History, 80, 221 - 297.

Temminck, C. J. (1838) Monographies de Mammalogie ou Descrition de Quelgues Genres de Mamiferes, Don't les especes ont ete observes dans les deferens musees de l'europe, Tome Second. C. C. Vander Hoek, Leiden, 511 pp. [in French]

Thomas, O. (1911 a) Two new eastern bats. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8, 7, 383 - 384. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222931108693044

Won, P. H. (1958) A hand list of Korean mammals. Bulletin of Kyung-Hee University, 1, 427 - 460.

Won, P. H. (1967) Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna and flora of Korea. Fol. 7. Mammals. Ministry of Education, Seoul, 663 pp. [in Korean]

Won, H. K. (1968) The mammals of Korea. Institute of Science Press, Pyeongyang, 408 pp. [in Korean]

Won, C. M. & Smith, K. G. (1999) History and current status of mammals of the Korean Peninsula. Mammal Review, 29, 3 - 33. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1365 - 2907.1999.00034. x

Yoon, M. H. (1992) The wildlife of Korea. Daewonsa Publishing Company, Seoul, 142 pp. [in Korean]

Yoon, M. H. (2010) Fertebrate Fauna of Korea. Fol. 5. No. 1 (Chordata: Fertebrata: Mammalia: Theria: Chiroptera) Bats. National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 123 pp.

Yoon, M. H. (2004) Order Chiroptera. In: Won, B. O. (Ed.), The mammals of Korea. Dongbang Media Press, Seoul, pp. 36 - 94. [in Korean]

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FIGURE 31. Range map of Nyctalus aviator in Korea.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Vespertilionidae

Genus

Nyctalus