Miniopterus fuliginosus Hodgson, 1835

Thomas, Nikky M., Duckworth, J. W., Douangboubpha, Bounsavane, Williams, Meredith & Francis, Charles M., 2013, A checklist of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Lao PDR, Acta Chiropterologica 15 (1), pp. 193-260 : 237

Miniopterus fuliginosus Hodgson, 1835

Eastern bent-winged bat

Vespertilio fuliginosa Hodgson, 1835: 700 ; Nepal.

Distribution

S Caucasus, Iran and Bulgaria to most of China and Japan; most of the Indo-Malayan region; Philippines; New Guinea; Solomon Islands; Australia; sub-Saharan Africa; Bismarck Archepelago.

Caucasus through to South Asia, Peninsular Southeast Asia, China, North and South Korea. It has been recorded also over much of the Philippines, and on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali (all Indonesia), and from the island of Borneo ( Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia). In Japan, it is found on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, and Sado Island (Abe et al., 2005).

Distribution in Lao PDR ( Fig. 88 ): Khammouan Province: Pha Deng; Nakai Plateau (ROM collection); Tam Houay Si (Tham Houaysy) ( Robinson and Webber, 2000).

Taxonomic note

This species was formerly included within M. schreibersii Kuhl, 1819 including by Francis et al. (1999) and Francis (2008), but analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences indicate the species in SE Asia is quite distinct from that in Europe ( Tian et al., 2004), and M. fuliginosus appears to be the most appropriate name for the form in Lao PDR.

Figures

FIG. 88. Distribution of Miniopterus fuliginosus