Rhinolophus euryotis Temminck 1835

Rhinolophus euryotis Temminck 1835, Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 2: 26.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Molucca Isls, Amboina Isl.

Vernacular Names: Broad-eared Horseshoe Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Rhinolophus euryotis subsp. euryotis Temminck 1835

Subspecies Rhinolophus euryotis subsp. aruensis K. Andersen 1907

Subspecies Rhinolophus euryotis subsp. burius Hinton 1925

Subspecies Rhinolophus euryotis subsp. praestens K. Andersen 1905

Subspecies Rhinolophus euryotis subsp. tatar Bergmans and Rozendaal 1982

Subspecies Rhinolophus euryotis subsp. timidus K. Andersen 1905

Distribution: Aru Isls, Buru, Bacan, Amboina, Seram, and Tanimbar Isls, Kai Isls, Halmahera, and Sulawesi (Indonesia); New Guinea; Bismarck Arch.; adjacent small islands.

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

Discussion: euryotis species group. Subspecies, some of which are of dubious validity, were discussed by Hill (1983); also see Flannery (1995 a, b) and Bonaccorso (1998).