
Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma (Linnaeus 1758) [Vespertilio] spasma Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 32 (based on Seba, 1734, Locupletissimi rerum naturalium ... p. 90). Type Locality: Indonesia, Molucca Isls, Ternate. Vernacular Names: Lesser False Vampire Bat. Subspecies:: Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. spasma Linnaeus 1758 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. abditum Chasen 1940 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. carimatae Miller 1906 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. celebensis Shamel 1940 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. ceylonense K. Andersen 1918 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. horsfieldii Blyth 1863 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. kinabalu Chasen 1940 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. lasiae Lyon 1916 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. majus K. Andersen 1918 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. medium K. Andersen 1918 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. minus K. Andersen 1918 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. naisense Lyon 1916 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. natunae K. Andersen and Wroughton 1907 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. pangandarana Sody 1936 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. philippinensis Waterhouse 1843 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. siumatis Lyon 1916 Subspecies Megaderma (Megaderma) spasma subsp. trifolium Geoffroy 1810 Distribution: Sri Lanka and India through SE Asia (including Vietnam) to Lesser Sundas, the Philippines and Molucca Isls, various adjacent islands. Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Megaderma. See Bergmans and van Bree (1986) for discussion of subspecies limits in the Indonesian region. Boundaries of some subspecies are unclear. Reviewed in part by Hill (1983) and Bates and Harrison (1997); also see Flannery (1995 b).
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Megadermatidae, pp. 379-380 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 380, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Megaderma, Chiroptera, Mammalia, Megaderma spasma, Animalia, Megadermatidae, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy
Megaderma, Chiroptera, Mammalia, Megaderma spasma, Animalia, Megadermatidae, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy
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