Myotis schaubi Kormos 1934

Myotis schaubi Kormos 1934, Foldt Kozl., Budapest, 64: 310.

Type Locality: Hungary (Pliocene). See discussion in Horácek et al. (2000).

Vernacular Names: Schaub's Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis schaubi subsp. schaubi Kormos 1934

Subspecies Myotis schaubi subsp. araxenus Dahl 1947

Distribution: Extant populations limited to Armenia and W Iran.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Endangered.

Discussion: The nominate subspecies is known only from the Pliocene and is presumably extinct. The living subspecies, araxenus, was formerly included in nattereri; see Horácek and Hanák (1984). Reviewed by Horácek et al. (2000).