Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Lesson 1827)

[Plecotus] rafinesquii Lesson 1827, Manuel de Mammalogie: 96.

Type Locality: USA, Illinois, Wabash Co., Mt. Carmel.

Vernacular Names: Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Corynorhinus rafinesquii subsp. rafinesquii Lesson 1827

Subspecies Corynorhinus rafinesquii subsp. macrotis Le Conte 1831

Distribution: SE USA from Virginia to Missouri, south to E Texas and Florida.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable as Plecotus rafinesquii .

Discussion: See C. Jones (1977).