Выделяются два подвида, разделенных географически на северный и южный.

                          Otocyon megalotis canescens (Cabrera, 1910)  

                          Otocyon megalotis megalotis (Desmarest, 1822)

Литература

1. Clark H. O. Jr., 2005. "Otocyon megalotis" / MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 766, pp. 1-5. Published 15 July 2005 by the American Society of Mammalogists

2. Nel J. A. J., Maas B. "Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)" in Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffmann, M. and Macdonald, D.W. (eds). 2004. Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. pp.183-189

3. Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.