Murina (Murina) aurata Milne-Edwards 1872

Murina (Murina) aurata Milne-Edwards 1872, Rech. Hist. Nat. Mammiferes: 250.

Type Locality: China, Szechwan, Moupin.

Vernacular Names: Little Tube-nosed Bat.

Synonyms: Murina (Murina) aurita Miller 1907; Murina (Murina) feae Thomas 1891 .

Distribution: NE India, Nepal to SW China (including E Tibet) and Burma, Thailand.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Murina . Formerly included ussuriensis; see Maeda (1980); see also comments under silvatica . Reviewed by Hill (1983) and Bates and Harrison (1997).