Myotis alcathoe von Helversen and Heller 2001

Myotis alcathoe von Helversen and Heller 2001, in: von Helversen, Heller, Mayer, Nemeth, Volleth, and Gombkoto, Naturwissenschaften, Vol. 88: 217.

Type Locality: Greece, Nomos Evritanias, near the village of Kleistos, over Fournikos Patomos stream, 39°05'N, 21°49'E.

Vernacular Names: Alcathoe Myotis.

Distribution: Greece, Hungary, France. Specimens from Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine previsously reported as ikonnikovi might represent alcathoe (von Helveren et al., 2001) .

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

Discussion: See Ruedi et al. (2002).