Myotis moluccarum Thomas 1915

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 : 511

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scientific name	Myotis moluccarum Thomas 1915
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Treatment

Myotis moluccarum Thomas 1915 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 15: 170.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Maluku Tenggara, Kei (=Kai) Isls, Ara.

Vernacular Names: Maluku Myotis.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. moluccarum Thomas 1915

Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. richardsi Kitchener 1995

Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. solomonis Troughton 1929

Distribution: Ambon and Kai Isls ( Moluccas), N and W Australia, Seram, Waigeo Isl (West Palua, Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Isls.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Distinct from adversus and macropus ; see Kitchener et al. (1995 b), who revised this complex. Also see Flannery (1995 b) and Bonaccorso (1998). Includes Anamygdon solomonis Troughton, 1929 ; see Phillips and Birney (1968) and Kitchener et al. (1995 b). Kitchener et al. (1995 b) tentatively retained solomonis as a synonym of M. moluccarum moluccarum , but morphological differences suggest that it is best considered as a distinct subspecies.