Murina hilgendorfi Peters, 1880 —Hilgendorf’s Tube-nosed Bat

Harpyiocephalus hilgendorfi Peters, 1880 p.24; Type locality- Yedo near Tokyo, Japan.

Murina hilgendorfi: Ognev, 1913 p.406 .

M. ognevi: Kishida & Mori, 1931 p.379 .

M. hilgendorfi intermedia Mori, 1933 p.5; Type locality- Mt. Geumgang, Korea; Kuroda, 1938 p.105; Won, 1968 p.136.

M. hilgendorfi ognevi: Kuroda, 1938 p.105; Won, 1968 p.135.

M. intermedia: Tate, 1947 p.94 .

M. leucogaster: Won, 1967 p.350; Won, 1968 p.133; Corbet, 1978 p.62; Han, 1994 p.45; Won & Smith, 1999 p.15; Son, 2001 p.126; Yoon, 2004 p.88; Yoon, 2010 p.93; Jo et al. 2012 p.251.

M. leucogaster ognevi: Won, 1958 p.459; Won, 1967 p.351; Yoon, 1992 p.54.

M. leucogaster hilgendorfi: Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.185; Won, 1968 p.133; Corbet, 1978 p.62.

M. leucogaster intermedia: Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.185; Won, 1958 p.459; Yoon, 1992 p.52; Yoon, 2010 p.93.

Range: Murina hilgendorfi ranges throughout the Korean Peninsula and Jeju Island (Won 1968; Son 2001; Jo et al. 2012; Fig. 19). Hilgendorf’s tube-nosed bat is considered widespread but naturally rare (Won & Smith 1999).

Remarks: Murina hilgendorfi was previously listed as a subspecies of M. leucogaster (Corbet 1978) . Yoshiyuki (1989) elevated M. hilgendorfi to a species based on morphology, and Kruskop et al. (2012) confirmed its status through genetic data. Three subspecies, M. l. hilgendorfi, M. l. ognevi, or M. l. intermedia, have been assigned to Korean populations, but their subspecific status in Korea is unclear. In fact, North and South Korean populations have been considered as a single subspecies (Yoon 2010).

Conservation status: The Red Data Book of North Korea classified this species as ‘Rare’ (MAB National Committee of DPR Korea 2002), but the Red Data Book of South Korea registered Hilgendorf’s tube-nosed bat as ‘Least Concern’ (NIBR 2012).