Emballonura alecto (Eydoux and Gervais 1836)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Emballonuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 381-391 : 387

Emballonura alecto (Eydoux and Gervais 1836)

[Vespertilio] alecto Eydoux and Gervais 1836 , Mag. Zool. Paris, 6: 7.

Type Locality: Philippines, Luzon, Manila.

Vernacular Names: Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Emballonura alecto subsp. alecto Eydoux and Gervais 1836

Subspecies Emballonura alecto subsp. anambensis Miller 1900

Subspecies Emballonura alecto subsp. palawanensis Taylor 1934

Subspecies Emballonura alecto subsp. rivalis Thomas 1915

Distribution: Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Tanimbar ( Indonesia), Moluccas, and adjacent small islands including Anambas Isl.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: alecto species group. Includes rivalis ; see Medway (1977). Includes anambensis; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Also see Flannery (1995 b).