Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 451 529 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Myotis longipes Dobson 1873 Myotis longipes Dobson 1873 , Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal: 110 . Type Locality: India , Kashmir, Bhima Devi Caves, 6,000 ft. ( 1,829 m ). Vernacular Names: Kashmir Cave Myotis . Synonyms: Myotis megalopus Dobson 1875 . Distribution: Afghanistan , NE India , Nepal , possibly Vietnam . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable. Discussion: Included in capaccinii by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) , but considered a distinct species by Hanák and Gaisler (1969), Corbet (1978 c ) , and Bates and Harrison (1997). Some specimens referred to longipes by Bates and Harrison (1997) subsequently formed the type series for csorbai (Topál, 1997). Vietnamese records are dubious; see Bates et al. (1999) .