Eptesicus serotinus ( Schreber, 1774 )

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 58

Eptesicus serotinus ( Schreber, 1774) —Common Serotine

Ƒespertilio serotinus Schreber, 1774 p.167 ; Type locality- France.

Eptesicus serotinus pallens Miller, 1911 p.53 ; Type locality- Kansu, China; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.157; Won, 1958 p.457; Won, 1967 p.334; Won, 1968 p.115; Corbet, 1978 p.57; Yoon, 1992 p.51; Yoon, 2010 p.71.

E. serotinus: Mori, 1928 p.391 ; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.156; Won, 1968 p.115; Corbet, 1978 p.57; Han, 1994 p.45; Won & Smith, 1999 p.12; Son, 2001 p.113; Yoon, 2004 p.82; Yoon, 2010 p.68.

E. brachydigitus Mori, 1928 p.291 ; Type locality-Pyongyang, Korea.

E. coreensis Kishida in Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.378 (Nomen nudum).

E. serotinus brachydigitus: Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.158 ; Won, 1958 p.456; Won, 1967 p.332; Won, 1968 p.118; Yoon, 1992 p.51; Yoon, 2010 p.68.

Range: Since its nesting sites are mostly in buildings, the common serotine occurs mostly around villages throughout Korea ( Han et al. 2011; Fig. 36 ).

Remarks: Two subspecies, Eptesicus serotinus pallens Miller, 1911 and Eptesicus serotinus brachydigitus Mori, 1928 , were considered to occur in Korea ( Won 1968; Yoon 2010). However, whether a geographic barrier separates the two subspecies remains unclear ( Won & Smith 1999). Based on mtDNA analyses, Juste et al. (2013) suggested an elevation of the Subspecies E. s. pachyomus to a specific status as E. pachyomus (including E. s. andersoni and E. s. pallens in East Asia). Since Juste et al. (2013) used only one sample from Shanxi, China (not from Korea) as representing E. s. pallens, further studies including Korean samples are required for defining the taxonomy of Korean populations.

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FIGURE 36. Range map of Eptesicus serotinus in Korea.