Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth 1844

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Rhinolophidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 350-365 : 358

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scientific name	Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth 1844
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Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth 1844 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 13: 485.

Type Locality: Nepal.

Vernacular Names: Big-eared Horseshoe Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Rhinolophus macrotis subsp. macrotis Blyth 1844

Subspecies Rhinolophus macrotis subsp. caldwelli Allen 1923

Subspecies Rhinolophus macrotis subsp. dohrni K. Andersen 1907

Subspecies Rhinolophus macrotis subsp. episcopus Allen 1923

Subspecies Rhinolophus macrotis subsp. hirsutus K. Andersen 1905

Subspecies Rhinolophus macrotis subsp. topali Csorba and Bates 1995

Distribution: Pakistan, N India, Nepal to S China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Peninsualr Malaysia; Sumatra ( Indonesia); Philippines.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: philippinensis species group. Includes episcopus and hirsutus; see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951), Tate (1943), Corbet and Hill (1992), and Bates and Harrison (1997), but also see Ingle and Heaney (1992), who suggested that hirsutus may deserve recognition as a distinct species. Does not include siamensis , see Francis et al. (1999 b) and Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b).