Corynorhinus townsendii (Cooper 1837)

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 : 481

Corynorhinus townsendii (Cooper 1837)

[Plecotus] townsendii Cooper 1837 , Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist., 4: 73.

Type Locality: USA, Washington, Clark Co., Fort Vancouver.

Vernacular Names: Townsend's Big-eared Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Corynorhinus townsendii subsp. townsendii Cooper 1837

Subspecies Corynorhinus townsendii subsp. australis Handley 1955

Subspecies Corynorhinus townsendii subsp. ingens Handley 1955

Subspecies Corynorhinus townsendii subsp. pallescens Miller 1897

Subspecies Corynorhinus townsendii subsp. virginianus Handley 1955

Distribution: S British Columbia ( Canada) through W USA to Oaxaca ( Mexico), east to Virginia.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered as Plecotus ingens and Plecotus virginianus . IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable as Plecotus townsendii .

Discussion: See Kunz and Martin (1982).