Myotis ricketti Thomas 1894

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 : 515

Myotis ricketti Thomas 1894

Myotis ricketti Thomas 1894 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 14: 300.

Type Locality: China, Fukien (= Fujian), Foochow.

Vernacular Names: Rickett's Big-footed Myotis.

Synonyms: Myotis pilosus Peters 1869 .

Distribution: Fukien, Anhwei, Kiangsu, Shantung, Yunnan ( China); Hong Kong; Vietnam and Laos.

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

Discussion: Myotis pilosus Peters, 1869 (type locality unknown) may be the oldest name for this species; see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Sometimes placed in its own subgenus Rickettia , see discussion in Findley (1972) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Reviewed in part by Bates et al. (1999) and Hendrichsen et al. (2001); also see Horácek et al. (2000), who discussed this taxon under the name pilosus .