Life Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae

• Eptesicus baverstocki
• Eptesicus bobrinskoi Kuzyakin, 1935 Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenia, NW.Iran. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus bobrinskoi Kuzyakin, 1935; Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 44: 435; TL: Kazakhstan, 65km E Aralsk, Tyulek Wells in Aral-Kara-Kum

  • Eptesicus bobrinskoi; [MPR], 56
  • Eptesicus gobiensis bobrinskoi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus bottae (Peters, 1869) -. See [maps] Botta's Serotine

  • Vesperus bottae Peters, 1869; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 406; TL: Yemen, Arabia

  • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) bottae; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus bottae taftanimontis; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus bottae; [iNaturalist]
  • E. b. bottae Yemen

    • Eptesicus bottae bottae; [MPR], 57; [CoL]
  • E. b. innesi Lataste, 1887 Cairo, Sinai

    • bottae innesi Lataste, 1887; ; TL: Cairo

    • Eptesicus bottae innesi; [MPR], 57; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • E. b. hingstoni Thomas, 1919 Iraq, Iran

    • bottae hingstoni Thomas, 1919; ; TL: Baghdad, Iraq

    • Eptesicus bottae hingstoni; [MPR], 57; [CoL]
  • E. b. ognevi Bobrinskii, 1918 Caucasus, Turkestan, NE.Iran, NE.Afghanistan

    • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) ognevi; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus bottae ognevi; [MPR], 57
    • Eptesicus ognevi; [iNaturalist]
  • E. b. anatolicus Felten, 1971 Asia Minor

    • Eptesicus anatolicus Felten, 1971; ; TL: Alanya, Antalya Prov., Turkey

    • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) anatolicus; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus anatolicus; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus bottae anatolicus; [MPR], 57; [iNaturalist]
  • E. b. omanensis Harrison, 1976 Oman

    • Eptesicus bottae omanensis Harrison, 1976; Mammalia 39: 415-418; TL: Mazjid Ma`illah, Jebel al Akhdar, Oman (1830m)

    • Eptesicus bottae omanensis; [MPR], 57; [CoL]
• Eptesicus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819) Mexico (San Luis Potosi) - to (N.Argentina, Uruguay), Trinidad. See [maps]

  • brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819); Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. Paris (2nd ed.), 35: 478; TL: Brazil, Goias
  • Eptesicus chiriquinus Thomas, 1920; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 5: 362; TL: Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama
  • Eptesicus melanopterus
  • Eptesicus andinus

  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) andinus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) brasiliensis; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) chiriquinus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus andinus; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus brasiliensis andinus; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus brasiliensis arge; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus brasiliensis brasiliensis; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus brasiliensis thomasi; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus brasiliensis; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus chiriquinus; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus brunneus (Thomas, 1880) Nigeria, Cameroun, Zaire, Ivory Coast. See [maps]

  • brunneus (Thomas, 1880); Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 6: 165; TL: Nigeria, Calabar
• Eptesicus capensis (A. Smith, 1829) from (Guinea - Ethiopia) - South Africa, Madagascar. See [maps]

  • capensis (A. Smith, 1829); Zool. J., 4: 435; TL: Cape, Grahamstown
  • notius
• Eptesicus demissus Thomas, 1916 Thailand. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus demissus Thomas, 1916; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 7: 1; TL: Thailand, Surat Thani, Khao Nong
• Eptesicus diminutus Osgood, 1915 Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Sao Marcello. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus diminutus Osgood, 1915; Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Zool. Ser., 10: 197; TL: Brazil, Bahia, Rio Preto, Sao Marcello
  • Eptesicus fidelis

  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) diminutus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus diminutus diminutus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus diminutus fidelis; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus diminutus; [iNaturalist]
• ?Eptesicus douglasi Kitchener, 1976 NW.Australia (Kimberley). See [maps]

  • Eptesicus douglasi Kitchener, 1976; Rec. W. Aust. Mus., 4: 295, 296; TL: Australia, Kimberley, Napier Ranges, Tunnel Creek
• Eptesicus douglasorum
• Eptesicus flavescens (Seabra, 1900) Angola, Burundi. See [maps]

  • flavescens (Seabra, 1900); J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, (2) 6: 23; TL: Angola, Galanga
• Eptesicus floweri (De Winton, 1901) Sudan, Mali. See [maps]

  • floweri (De Winton, 1901); Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (7) 7 (37): 46; TL: Sudan, Khartoum, Wad Marium
  • lowei

  • Eptesicus (Rhinopterus) floweri; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus floweri; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus furinalis (d'Orbigny, 1847) N.Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Guianas - Mexico (Jalisco, San Luis Potosi). See [maps]

  • furinalis (d'Orbigny, 1847); Voy. Amer. Merid. Atlas Zool., 4: 13; TL: Argentina, Corrientes
  • Eptesicus montosus

  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) furinalis; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus furinalis carteri; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus furinalis furinalis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus furinalis; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois, 1796) S.Canada - USA - Colombia, Venezuela, Greater Antilles, Bahamas, Alaska?, Barbados?. See [maps] Amerikanpohjanlepakko Big Brown Bat

  • Vespertilio fuscus Beauvois, 1796; Cat. Raisonne Mus. Peale Phila.: 18; TL: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  • Eptesicus melanops Rafinesque
  • ?Vespertilio fuscus bahamensis Miller, 1897; North Amer. Fauna 13: 101; TL: Nassau, Bahamas
  • ?Eptesicus pallidus Young, 1908; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 60: 408; TL: Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado
  • ?Eptesicus fuscus osceola Rhoads, 1902; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 53: 618; TL: Tarpon Springs, Pinellas Co., Florida
  • ?Eptesicus fuscus bernardinus Rhoads, 1902; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 53: 619; TL: near San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California
  • ?Eptesicus fuscus melanopterus Rehn, 1904; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., ?46 [?=56]: 590; TL: Mt. Tallac, Eldorado Co., California
  • ?Scotophilus midadorensis H. Allen, 1866; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 18: 287; TL: Mirador, Veracruz, Mexico
  • ?Vespertilio fuscus peninsulae Thomas, 1898; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 1: 43; TL: Sierra Laguna, Baja California, Mexico
  • ?Vespertilio dutertreus Gervais, 1837; Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, (2) (Zool.) 8: 61; TL: Cuba
  • ?Eptesicus hispaniolae Miller, 1918; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 31: 39; TL: Constanza, Dominican Republic
  • ?Eptesicus wetmorei Jackson, 1916; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 24: 37; TL: Maricao, 1375ft, Puerto Rico

  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) fuscus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus brasiliensis melanopterus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus bahamensis; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus fuscus bernardinus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus dutertreus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus fuscus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus hispaniolae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus miradorensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus osceola; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus fuscus pallidus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus peninsulae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus petersoni; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus wetmorei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus fuscus; [iNaturalist]
  • ?Eptesicus bahamensis;
  • ?Eptesicus fuscus pallidus Young, 1908;
• Eptesicus guadeloupensis Genoways & Baker, 1975 Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe)

  • Eptesicus guadeloupensis Genoways & Baker, 1975; Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 34: 1; TL: Guadeloupe, Basse Terr, 2km S and 2km E Baiae-Mahault

  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) guadeloupensis; [CoL]
• Eptesicus guineensis Bocage, 1889 Senegal, Guinea - Ethiopia, NE.Zaire, Tanzania?. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus guineensis Bocage, 1889; J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa. (2) 1: 6; TL: Guinea-Bissau, Bissau
  • pusillus
• Eptesicus hottentotus (Smith, 1833) Cape, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola. See [maps]

  • Vespertilio hottentota Smith, 1833; S. Afr. Quart. J. 2 (1,2): 59; TL: Cape, Uitenhage

  • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) hottentotus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus hottentotus bensoni; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus hottentotus hottentotus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus hottentotus pallidor; [iNaturalist]
  • Eptesicus hottentotus portavernus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus hottentotus; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus innoxius (Gervais, 1841) NW.Peru, W.Ecuador, Puna I.. See [maps]

  • innoxius (Gervais, 1841); Voy. la Bonite Zool, lam.: 2; TL: Peru, Piura, Amotape

  • Eptesicus (Eptesicus) innoxius; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus innoxius; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus kobayashii More, 1928 Korea. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus kobayashii More, 1928; Zool. Mag. (Tokyo), 40: 292; TL: Korea, Nando, Heian, Heijo
• ?Eptesicus loveni Granvik, 1924 W.Kenya. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus loveni Granvik, 1924; Acta Univ. Lund. (2) 21 (3): 12; TL: Kenya, Mt. Elgon, E slopes, 8000ft
• ?Eptesicus lynni Shamel, 1945 Jamaica

  • Eptesicus lynni Shamel, 1945; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 58: 107; TL: Jamaica, 3 mi E Motego Bay

  • Eptesicus fuscus lynni; [CoL]
  • ?Eptesicus fuscus lynni;
• Eptesicus melckorum Roberts, 1919 South Africa (Cape Prov.), Zambia, Mozambique. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus melckorum Roberts, 1919; Ann. Transvaal Mus., 6: 113; TL: Cape Prov., Berg River, Kersfontein
• Eptesicus nasutus (Dobson, 1877) -. See [maps] Sind Bat

  • Vesperugo (Vesperus) nasutus Dobson, 1877; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 46: 311; TL: Pakistan, Sind, Shikarpur

  • Eptesicus nasutus; [MPR], 56
  • E. n. nasutus Pakistan

    • Eptesicus nasutus nasutus; [MPR], 56
  • E. n. pellucens (Thomas, 1906) Iran, Iraq

    • Eptesicus nasutus pellucens; [MPR], 56
    • Eptesicus pellucens Thomas, 1906;
  • E. n. matschiei (Thomas, 1905) SW.Arabia

    • Eptesicus matschiei Thomas, 1905;
    • Eptesicus nasutus matschiei; [MPR], 56
  • E. n. batinensis Harrison, 1968 Oman, Arabia

    • Eptesicus nasutus batinensis Harrison, 1968; Mammalia 32: 317-325; TL: Harmul, 10 miles N. of Shoer, Oman
  • ?E. n. walli Thomas, 1919 Iraq, Iran Wall's Serotine

    • Eptesicus walli; [MPR], 56
    • Eptesicus walli Thomas, 1919;
• Eptesicus nilssoni (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) . See [maps] Northern Bat Pohjanlepakko

  • Vespertilio nilssoni Keyserling & Blasius, 1839; Arch. Naturgesch., 5 (1): 315; TL: Sweden

  • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) nilssonii; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus nilssoni; [MPR], 57
  • Eptesicus nilssonii; [iNaturalist]
  • E. n. nilssoni Europe, W.Siberia, C.Siberia

    • atratus Kolenati
    • borealis Nilsson
    • kuhlii Nilsson
    • Vesperus propinquus Peters, 1872; Monatsb. Preus. Akad. Wiss: 262; TL: Santa Isabel, Petén, Guatemala, [error?]
    • ?Adelonycteris gaumeri J. A. Allen, 1897; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9: 231; TL: Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico

    • Eptesicus furinalis gaumeri; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus nilssoni nilssoni; [MPR], 57
  • E. n. gobiensis Bobrinskii, 1926 Mongolia, adjacent Siberia

    • nilssoni gobiensis Bobrinskii, 1926; ; TL: Altai

    • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) gobiensis; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus gobiensis gobiensis; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus gobiensis; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus nilssoni gobiensis; [MPR], 57
  • E. n. kashgaricus Bobrinskii, 1926 Chinese Turkestan

    • Eptesicus nilssoni kashgaricus; [MPR], 57
  • E. n. centralasiaticus Bobrinskii, 1926 Chinghai, China

    • Eptesicus nilssoni centralasiaticus; [MPR], 57
  • ?E. n. parvus Kishida, 1932 N.Korea, Japan (Hokkaido)

    • Eptesicus nilssoni parvus; [MPR], 57
  • E. n. japonensis Imaizumi, 1953 Japan (Honshu)

    • Eptesicus japonensis Imaizumi, 1953; Bull. natn. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 91-95; TL: Hokujo Mura (Shinden), Kita-Azumi Gun, Nagano Pref., Honshu, Japan (720m)

    • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) japonensis; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus japonensis; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus nilssoni japonensis; [MPR], 57
• Eptesicus pachyotis (Dobson, 1871) Assam, N.Burma, N.Thailand. See [maps]

  • pachyotis (Dobson, 1871); Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal: 211; TL: Assam, Khasi Hills

  • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) pachyotis; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus pachyotis; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus platyops (Thomas, 1901) Nigeria, Senegal. See [maps]

  • platyops (Thomas, 1901); Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 8: 31; TL: Nigeria, Lagos

  • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) platyops; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus platyops; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus pumilus Gray, 1841 NW.Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, S.Australia, Victoria. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus pumilus Gray, 1841; in Grey, J. Two Exped. Aust. 2: 406; TL: New South Wales, Yarrundi
  • darlingtoni
  • caurinus
• Eptesicus regulus (Thomas, 1906) SW.Australia, SE.Australia. See [maps]

  • regulus (Thomas, 1906); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1906: 470, 471; TL: Australia, King Georges Sound, King River (near Albany)
• Eptesicus rendalli (Thomas, 1889) Gambia - Somalia - Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique. See [maps]

  • rendalli (Thomas, 1889); Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 3: 362; TL: Gambia, Bathurst
• Eptesicus sagittula McKean & al., 1978 SE.Australia, Lord Howe I.. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus sagittula McKean & al., 1978; Aust. J. Zool., 26: 535; TL: New South Wales, 13km NW Braidwood
• Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774) -. See [maps] Serotine Etelänlepakko

  • Vespertilio serotinus Schreber, 1774; Die Saugethiere, 1: 167; TL: France

  • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) serotinus; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus serotinus; [iNaturalist]
  • E. s. serotinus from (SEU, CEU) - Caucasus

    • boscai
    • incisivus
    • insularis
    • intermedius; (Caucasus)
    • isabellinus Cabrena
    • meridionalis; (Sardinia)
    • okenii
    • rufescens
    • serotine
    • ?sodalis; (Rumania)
    • transylvanus
    • typus
    • wiedii

    • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) isabellinus; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus isabellinus boscai; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus isabellinus isabellinus; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus isabellinus; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus serotinus serotinus; [MPR], 57; [CoL]
  • E. s. isabellinus (Temminck, 1840) N.Africa

    • Eptesicus serotinus isabellinus; [MPR], 57
  • E. s. turcomanus (Eversmann, 1840) Turkestan, N.Iran

    • albescens
    • ?mirza; (Iran)

    • Eptesicus serotinus mirza; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus serotinus turcomanus; [MPR], 57; [CoL]
  • E. s. shiraziensis (Dobson, 1871) SW.Iran

    • Eptesicus serotinus shiraziensis; [MPR], 57
  • E. s. pashtomus Gaisler, 1970 E.Afghanistan

    • Eptesicus serotinus pashtomus Gaisler, 1970; Acta Sci. Nat. (Brno) 4(6): 1-56; TL: Jalalabad, E. Afghanistan

    • Eptesicus serotinus pashtomus; [MPR], 57
  • E. s. pachyomus (Tomes, 1857) NW.India, Pakistan

    • Eptesicus pachyomus pachyomus; [CoL]
    • Eptesicus pachyomus; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus serotinus pachyomus; [MPR], 57
  • E. s. pallens Miller, 1911 N.China, Korea

    • Eptesicus serotinus pallens Miller, 1911; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 24: 53 (N.China,Korea); TL: Ch'eng-yuang-hsien, 70mi W of Ch'ing-yang-fu, Kansu
    • ?brachydigitus; (Korea)
    • pallidus

    • Eptesicus pachyomus pallens; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus serotinus pallens; [MPR], 57
  • ?E. s. andersoni (Dobson, 1871) S.China

    • serotinus andersoni Dobson, 1871; ; TL: Yunnan, China

    • Eptesicus pachyomus andersoni; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus serotinus andersoni; [MPR], 57
  • E. s. horikawai Kishida, 1924 Taiwan

    • Eptesicus pachyomus horikawai; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Eptesicus serotinus horikawai; [MPR], 57
• Eptesicus somalicus (Thomas, 1901) Guinea-Bissau - Somalia - to (Namibia, South Africa). See [maps]

  • somalicus (Thomas, 1901); Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 8: 32; TL: Somalia, Hargeisa
  • Eptesicus zuluensis
• Eptesicus tatei Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 NE.India. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus tatei Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951; ?: 158; TL: Darjeeling

  • Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) tatei; [CoL]
  • Eptesicus tatei; [iNaturalist]
• Eptesicus tenuipinnis (Peters, 1872) Senegal - Kenya - to (Angola - Zaire). See [maps]

  • tenuipinnis (Peters, 1872); Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 263; TL: "Guinea"
  • ?Eptesicus bicolor
• Eptesicus vulturnus Thomas, 1914 Queensland, SE.Australia, Tasmania. See [maps]

  • Eptesicus vulturnus Thomas, 1914; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 13: 440; TL: Tasmania

• ?Eptesicus ugandae Hollister, 1916

  • Eptesicus ugandae Hollister, 1916; Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 66 (1): 3; TL: Ledgus, Uganda
• ?Eptesicus albigularis (Peters, 1872)

  • Vesperus (Marsipolaemus) albigularis Peters, 1872; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 260; TL: "Mexico"

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