Subspecies and Distribution. M.a.aterPeters,1866—Sulawesi(includingPelengI),SulaIs(Sanana),andMoluccas(Halmahera,Ternate,Bacan,Buru,Ambon,andSeramIs). M. a. nugax G. M. Allen & Coolidge, 1940 — Vietnam, WC Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Nias I, N Borneo (Sabah), and the Philippines in Luzon and the Calamian Group (Culion I). in Vespertilionidae

Subspecies and Distribution. M.a.aterPeters,1866—Sulawesi(includingPelengI),SulaIs(Sanana),andMoluccas(Halmahera,Ternate,Bacan,Buru,Ambon,andSeramIs). M. a. nugax G. M. Allen & Coolidge, 1940 — Vietnam, WC Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Nias I, N Borneo (Sabah), and the Philippines in Luzon and the Calamian Group (Culion I).Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Vespertilionidae, pp. 716-981 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 958, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.639775