Chestnut myotis

Chestnut myotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. badius
Binomial name
Myotis badius
Tiunov, Kruskop and Feng, 2011
Distribution of Myotis badius

The chestnut myotis (Myotis badius) is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in South Asia.[2]

Taxonomy

The bat's initial holotype and paratypes were found in the Longxu, Xianren, Dashi, and Huyan Caves across the Yunnan province in China. Further analysis and comparison of these specimens with other Myotis species suggested that the Yunnan specimens possessed characteristics of baculum morphology and cranial proportions that made them a distinct species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jiang, T.L.; Feng, J. (2019). "Myotis badius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T85342628A85342633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T85342628A85342633.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Myotis badius". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  3. ^ Tiunov, Mikhail P.; Kruskop, Sergei V.; Feng, Jiang (December 2011). "A New Mouse-Eared Bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from South China". Acta Chiropterologica. 13 (2): 271–278. doi:10.3161/150811011X624758. ISSN 1508-1109. S2CID 85693045.


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