Myotis moluccarum Thomas 1915

Myotis moluccarum Thomas 1915, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 15: 170.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Maluku Tenggara, Kei (=Kai) Isls, Ara.

Vernacular Names: Maluku Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. moluccarum Thomas 1915

Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. richardsi Kitchener 1995

Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. solomonis Troughton 1929

Distribution: Ambon and Kai Isls (Moluccas), N and W Australia, Seram, Waigeo Isl (West Palua, Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Isls.

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

Discussion: Distinct from adversus and macropus; see Kitchener et al. (1995 b), who revised this complex. Also see Flannery (1995 b) and Bonaccorso (1998). Includes Anamygdon solomonis Troughton, 1929; see Phillips and Birney (1968) and Kitchener et al. (1995 b). Kitchener et al. (1995 b) tentatively retained solomonis as a synonym of M. moluccarum moluccarum, but morphological differences suggest that it is best considered as a distinct subspecies.