Taphozous (Taphozous) longimanus Hardwicke 1825

Taphozous (Taphozous) longimanus Hardwicke 1825, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 14: 525.

Type Locality: India, Bengal, Calcutta.

Vernacular Names: Long-winged Tomb Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Taphozous (Taphozous) longimanus subsp. longimanus Hardwicke 1825

Subspecies Taphozous (Taphozous) longimanus subsp. albipinnis Thomas 1898

Subspecies Taphozous (Taphozous) longimanus subsp. kampenii Jentink 1907

Subspecies Taphozous (Taphozous) longimanus subsp. leucopleurus Dobson 1875

Distribution: Sri Lanka; India and Bangladesh to Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand; Peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, Sumbawa, and Flores (Indonesia).

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

Discussion: Subgenus Taphozous . Reviewed in part by Bates et al. (1994) and Bates and Harrison (1997).