Harpiocephalus mordax Thomas 1923

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 522

Harpiocephalus mordax Thomas 1923

Harpiocephalus mordax Thomas 1923 , J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 29: 88.

Type Locality: Burma, Mogok.

Vernacular Names: Greater Hairy-winged Bat.

Distribution: Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo. This species has also been reported from Cambodia but there are no vouchered records; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001 a). Some specimens from India previously identified as harpia may represent this species, see Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b).

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

Discussion: Formerly included in harpia (e.g., Koopman, 1993, 1994), but apparently distinct, see Hill and Francis (1984), Corbet and Hill (1992), and Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b).