Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. |
Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 32 (based on Seba, 1734, Locupletissimi rerum naturalium... p. 90). |
Common Name: | Lesser False Vampire Bat |
Type Locality: | Indonesia, Molucca Isls, Ternate. |
Distribution: | Sri Lanka and India through SE Asia (including Vietnam) to Lesser Sundas, the Philippines and Molucca Isls, various adjacent islands. |
Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). |
Comments: | Subgenus Megaderma. See Bergmans and van Bree (1986) for discussion of subspecies limits in the Indonesian region. Boundaries of some subspecies are unclear. Reviewed in part by Hill (1983) and Bates and Harrison (1997); also see Flannery (1995b). |
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