Myotis Kaup, 1829. Skizz. Entwickel.-Gesch. Nat. Syst. Europ. Thierwelt 1: 106.
Vespertilio myotis Borkhausen, 1797
SUBGENUS Chrysopteron Jentink, 1910. Notes Leyden Mus. 32: 74
Chrysopteron bartelsii Jentink, 1910
Jentink, F.A. 1893. Chrysopteron bartelsii, novum genus et nova species, from Java. Notes from the Leyden Museum 32(7): 73-77. Read article.
Myotis anjouanensis Dorst, 1960.
Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat., ser. 2 31: 476.
Anjouan Myotis
Myotis bartelsii (Jentink, 1910).
Notes from the Leyden Museum 32: 74.
Bartel's Myotis
Myotis bocagii (Peters, 1870).
J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. Lisboa, ser. 1 3: 125.
Rufous Myotis
Myotis dieteri Happold, 2005.
Acta Chiropterol. 7(1): 11.
Dieter's Myotis
Republic of Congo, Grotte du Viaduc à Loudima
Known only from the type locality.
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Data Deficient (2019).
References:
Happold, M. 2005. A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from central Africa. 7(1): 9-21. Read abstract.
Myotis emarginatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806).
Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris 8: 198.
Geoffroy's Myotis
Myotis formosus (Hodgson, 1835).
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 700.
Hodgson's Myotis
Myotis goudotii (A. Smith, 1834).
S. Afr. Quart. J. 2: 244.
Malagasy Myotis
Myotis hermani Thomas, 1923.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 9, 11: 252.
Herman's Myotis
Myotis morrisi Hill, 1971.
Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. 21: 43.
Morris' Myotis
Myotis nimbaensis Simmons, Flanders, Bakwo Fils, Parker, Suter, Bamba, Douno, Keita, Morales & Frick, 2021.
Am. Mus. Novitates 3963: 8.
Nimba Myotis
Myotis rufoniger (Tomes, 1858).
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1858: 82.
Black-winged Myotis
Myotis rufopictus (Waterhouse, 1845).
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1845: 8.
Red-painted Myotis
Myotis scotti Thomas, 1927.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 9, 19: 554.
Scott's Myotis
Myotis tricolor (Temminck, 1832).
In Smuts, Enumer. Mamm. Capensium p. 106.
Temminck's Myotis
Myotis weberi (Jentink, 1890).
In Weber, Zoologische Ergebnisse einer reise in Niederländisch Ost-Indien. Erster bande, p. 129.
Weber's Myotis
Myotis welwitschii (Gray, 1866).
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1866: 211.
Welwitsch's Myotis
SUBGENUS Myotis Kaup, 1829. Skizz. Entwickel.-Gesch. Nat. Syst. Europ. Thierwelt 19: 85
Vespertilio myotis Borkhausen, 1797
Myotis adversus (Horsfield, 1824).
Zool. Res. Java part 8: p. 3(unno.) of Vespertilio Temminckii acct.
Large-footed Myotis
Myotis alcathoe von Helversen & Heller, 2001.
In von Helversen, Heller, Mayer, Nemeth, Volleth, and Gombkötö, Naturwissenschaften 88: 217.
Alcathoe Myotis
Myotis altarium Thomas, 1911.
Abstr. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1911(90): 3.
Szechwan Myotis
Myotis alticraniatus Osgood, 1932.
Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 18: 232.
Indochinese Whiskered Myotis
alticraniatus Osgood, 1932:
badius Tiunov, Kruskop & Feng, 2011;
thaianus Shamel, 1942.
Vietnam, Tonkin, Muong Moun
S China (Yunnan) through N & E Myanmar, N & C Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and W Cambodia
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
References:
Osgood, W.H. 1932. Mammals of the Kelly-Roosevelts and Delacour Asiatic expeditions. Field Museum of Natural History. Publication 312 18(10): 193-339. Read article.
Ruedi, M., U. Saikia, A. Thabah, T. Görföl, and G. Csorba. 2021. Molecular and morphological revision of small Myotinae from the Himalayas shed new light on the poorly known genus Submyotodon (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Mammalian Biology 101: 465-480. Read article.
Myotis ancricola Kruskop, Borisenko, Dudorova & Artyushin, 2018.
Russian J. Theriol. 17(1): 23.
Valley-dwelling Myotis
Myotis annatessae Kruskop & Borisenko, 2013.
Acta Chiropterol. 15(2): 297.
Anna Tess' Myotis
Myotis annectans (Dobson, 1871).
Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal p. 213.
Hairy-faced Myotis
Myotis ater (Peters, 1866).
Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1866: 18.
Peters' Myotis
Myotis australis (Dobson, 1878).
Cat. Chiroptera Brit. Mus. p. 317.
Australian Myotis
Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl, 1817).
Die Deutschen Fledermäuse. Hanau pp. 6, 22.
Bechstein's Myotis
Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857).
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1857: 53.
Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Vespertilio blythii
blythii Tomes, 1857:
africanus Dobson, 1875 [actually from Kasmir N India];
ancilla Thomas, 1910;
dobsoni Trouessart, 1878;
murinoides Dobson, 1873 [not Lartet, 1851].
lesviacus Iliopoulou, 1984
.omari Thomas, 1906:
risorius Cheesman, 1921.
oxygnathus Monticelli, 1885
.India, Rajasthan, Nasirabad
Portugal through S Europe to SE Ukraine, S Russia, and SE Kazakhstan, Turkey and Israel to Iraq and Iran; NW India and the Himalayas; NW Altai Mtns; Inner Mongolia and Shensi (China)
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Least Concern (2016).
Includes oxygnathus; see Furman et al. (2014) and Ruedi (2020). For discussion of synonyms see Strelkov (1972), Felten et al. (1977), Corbet (1978), Bogan et al. (1978), Horácek et al. (2000), and Ruedi (2020). Middle Eastern records reviewed by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Ruedi (2020), Palearctic records by Horácek et al. (2000) and Ruedi (2020). Does not include punicus; see Castella et al. (2000) and Ruedi and Mayer (2001). None of the formerly recognized subspecies (lesviacus, omari, and oxygnathus) appear to be distinct evolutionary units; see Furman et al. (2014). Zhang Yongzu et al. (1997) included ancilla in myotis, but this is apparently incorrect; see e.g., Horácek et al. (2000).
References:
Bogan, M.A., H.W. Setzer, J.S. Findley, and D.E. Wilson. 1978. Phenetics of Myotis blythi in Morocco. Proceedings of the Fourth International Bat Research Conference, Nairobi 4: 217-230. Not available online.
Castella, V., M. Ruedi, L. Excoffier, C. Ibáñez, R. Arlettaz, and J. Hausser. 2000. Is Gibraltar Strait a barrier to gene flow for the bat Myotis myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)?. Molecular Ecology 9: 1761-1772. Read abstract.
Corbet, G.B. 1978. The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: A Taxonomic Review. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, London: 314 pp. Not available online.
Felten, H., F, Soitzenberger, and G. Storch. 1977. Zur Kleinsaugerfauna West-Anatoliens. IIIA.. Senckenbergiana Biologica 58(1-2): 1-44. Not available online.
Furman, A., E. Coraman, Y.E. Çelik, T. Postawa, J. Bachanek, and M. Ruedi. 2014. Cytonuclear discordance and the species status of Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii (Chiroptera). Zoologica Scripta 43(6): 549-561. Read abstract.
Harrison, D.L. and P.J.J Bates. 1991. The Mammals of Arabia. Harrison Zoological Museum, Sevenoaks, UK: 354 pp. Read synopsis.
Horáček, I., V.Hanák, and J. Gaisler. 2000. Bats of the Palearctic region: a taxonomic and biogeographic review. Pages 11-157 In B.W. Woloszyn (eds.) Proceedings of the VIIIth European Bat Research Symposium. Vol I. Approaches to Biogeography and Ecology of Bats. Krakow, Poland: Chiropterological Information Center, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals PAS. Not available online.
Ruedi, M. 2020. Lesser Mouse-Eared Bat, Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857). Pages 24 pp In K. Hackländer and F. E. Zachos (eds.) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Geneva: Springer Nature. Not available online.
Ruedi, M., and F. Mayer. 2001. Molecular systematics of bats of the genus Myotis (Vespertilionidae) suggests deterministic ecomorphological convergences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21: 436-448. Read abstract.
Strelkov, P.P. 1972. Myotis blythi (Tomes, 1857): distribution, geographical variability and differences from Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797). Acta Theriologica 17: 355-380. Read article.
Tomes, R.F. 1857. Descriptions of four undescribed species of bats. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1857(25): 50-54. Read article.
Zhang, Y. W. Li, and L. Chen. 1997. Distribution of Mammalian Species in China. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing: 280 pp. Not available online.
Myotis bombinus Thomas, 1906.
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1905(2): 337.
Far Eastern Myotis
Myotis borneoensis Hill & Francis, 1984.
Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. 47(5): 309.
Bornean Whiskered Myotis
Myotis bucharensis Kuzyakin, 1950.
Летучие мыши [Bats, in Russian] p. 286.
Bokhara Myotis
Tajikistan, Kurgan-Tjubinskaja obl., Ayvadj
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Data Deficient (2019).
Formerly included in frater, but clearly distinct; see Horacek et al. (2000), Tsytsulina and Strelkov (2001), and Kazakov et al. (2020). Part of the frater complex and daubentonii clade based on molecular results; possibly sister species to longicaudatus (Kazakov et al., 2020). Recently found extant in Tajikistan (Kazakov et al. 2020). No specimens have been collected from Afghanistan (Benda and Gaisler, 2015) or Kyrgyzstan (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2019), but possibly present in both countries.
References:
Benda, P., and J. Gaisler. 2015. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 12. Bat fauna of Afghanistan: revision of distribution and taxonomy. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 79: 267–458. Read article.
Horáček, I., V.Hanák, and J. Gaisler. 2000. Bats of the Palearctic region: a taxonomic and biogeographic review. Pages 11-157 In B.W. Woloszyn (eds.) Proceedings of the VIIIth European Bat Research Symposium. Vol I. Approaches to Biogeography and Ecology of Bats. Krakow, Poland: Chiropterological Information Center, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals PAS. Not available online.
Kazakov, D.V., I.V. Artyushin, T.K. K.Dilbar E. Tadzhibaeva, and S.V. Kruskop. 2020. Back to life and to taxonomy: new record and reassessment of Myotis bucharensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Zootaxa 4878(1): 129-144. Read abstract.
Kuzyakin, A.P. 1950. Летучие мыши [Bats; in Russian]. Sovetskaya Nauka, Moscow: 443 pp. Not available online.
Srinivasulu, B., and C. Srinivasulu. 2019. Myotis bucharensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e.T136219A22011494: Accessed on 30 July 2021. Read article.
Tsytsulina, K., and P.P. Strelkov. 2001. Taxonomy of the Myotis frater species group (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 50: 15-26. Read article.
Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837).
Fauna Ital. 1: fasc. 20.
Long-fingered Myotis
Myotis chinensis (Tomes, 1857).
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1857: 52.
Large Myotis
Myotis crypticus Ruedi, Ibáñez, Salicini, Juste & Puechmaille, 2019.
Acta Chiropterol. 20(2): 291.
Hidden Myotis
crypticus Ruedi, Ibáñez, Salicini, Juste, & Puechmaille, 2019:
helverseni Çoraman, Mayer & Dietz, 2019 [nomen nudum].
Spain, La Rioja, El Rasillo de Cameros, Cueva Cerraúco.
C and N Spain, S France, through Italy and possibly SW Austria and W Switzerland
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Near Threatened (2023).
Çoraman et al. (2019) failed to meet the requirements for electronic publication of the name helverseni (see Ruedi et al. 2019). Juste et al. (2019) electronically published the name crypticus for this species on 30 January 2019, satisfying all the ICZN (1999) requirements of electronic publication.
References:
Çoraman, E., C. Dietz, E. Hempel, A. Ghazaryan, E. Levin, P. Presetnik, M. Zagmajster, F. Mayer. 2019. Reticulate evolutionary history of a Western Palaearctic bat complex explained by multiple mtDNA introgressions in secondary contacts. Journal of Biogeography 46(2): 343-354. Read abstract.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Fourth Edition. [Including Declaration 44, amendments of Article 74.7.3, and the Amendment on e-publication]. The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London: 306 pp. Read book.
Juste, J., and M. Ruedi, S.J. Puechmaille, I. Salcini, and C. Ibáñez. 2019. Two new cryptic bat species within the Myotis nattereri species complex (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Western Palaearctic. Acta Chiropterologica 20(2): 285-300. Read article.
Ruedi, M. S.J. Puechmaille, C. Ibáñez, J. Juste 2019. Unavailable names in the Myotis nattereri species complex. Journal of Biogeography 2019: 1-2. Read article.
Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825).
Isis Jena p. 1200.
Pond Myotis
Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817).
Die Deutschen Fledermäuse. Hanau p. 6, 51.
Daubenton's Myotis
Myotis davidii (Peters, 1869).
Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1869: 402.
David's Myotis
Myotis escalerai Cabrera, 1904.
Mem. Soc. Española Hist. Nat. 2: 31.
Escalera's Myotis
Myotis federatus Thomas, 1916.
J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 7(1): 3.
Malayan Whiskered Myotis
Myotis fimbriatus (Peters, 1871).
In R. Swinhoe, Catalogue of Mammals of China, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1870: 617.
Fringed Long-footed Myotis
Myotis frater G. M. Allen, 1923.
Am. Mus. Novit. 85: 6.
Fraternal Myotis
Myotis gomantongensis Francis & Hill, 1998.
Mammalia 62(2): 248.
Gomantong Myotis
Myotis hasseltii (Temminck, 1840).
Monogr. Mamm. 2: 225.
Lesser Large-footed Myotis
Myotis hayesi Csorba & Furey, 2022.
Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 68(1): 89.
Hayes' Thick-thumbed Myotis
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
Known only from the type locality
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
References:
Csorba, G., and N.M. Furey. 2022. From greener times: A new species of thick-thumbed Myotis from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 68(1): 85-97. Read article.
Myotis horsfieldii (Temminck, 1840).
Monogr. Mamm. 2: 226.
Horsfield's Myotis
Myotis hoveli Harrison, 1964.
Z. Saugetier. (28-29):58.
Hovel's Myotis
Myotis hyrcanicus Benda, Reiter & Vallo, 2012.
Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 76: 338.
Hyrcanian Forest Myotis
Myotis ikonnikovi Ognev, 1912.
Ann. Mus. Zool. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg 16: 477.
Ikonnikov's Myotis
Myotis indochinensis Son, Görföl, Francis, Motokawa, Estók, Endo, Thong, Dang, Oshida & Csorba, 2013.
Acta Chiropterol. 15: 475.
Indochinese Myotis
Myotis insularum (Dobson, 1878).
Cat. Chiroptera Brit. Mus. p. 313.
Insular Myotis
Myotis laniger (Peters, 1871).
Proc. Royal Soc. Lond. 3 (1870): 617.
Chinese Water Myotis
Myotis longicaudatus Ognev, 1927.
J. Mammal. 8(2): 145.
Long-tailed Myotis
Myotis longipes (Dobson, 1873).
Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal p. 110.
Kashmir Cave Myotis
Myotis macrodactylus (Temminck, 1840).
Monogr. Mamm. 2: 231.
Big-footed Myotis
Myotis macropus (Gould, 1854).
Mammals of Australia unnumbered page of text.
Gould's Large-footed Myotis
Myotis macrotarsus (Waterhouse, 1845).
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1845(3): 5.
Pallid Large-footed Myotis
Myotis moluccarum (Thomas, 1915).
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, 15: 170.
Maluku Myotis
Myotis montivagus (Dobson, 1875).
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 43: 237.
Burmese Whiskered Myotis
Myotis muricola (Gray, 1846).
Cat. Hodgson Coll. Brit. Mus. p. 4.
Nepalese Whiskered Myotis
Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797).
Deutsche Fauna 1: 80.
Mouse-eared Myotis
Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817).
Die Deutschen Fledermäuse. Hanau p. 7, 58.
Whiskered Myotis
Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817).
Die Deutschen Fledermäuse. Hanau p. 6, 25.
Natterer's Myotis
Myotis nipalensis (Dobson, 1871).
Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 1871: 214.
Nepal Myotis
Myotis nustrale Ruedi, Beuneux & Puechmaille, 2023.
Rev. Suisse Zool. 130(2): 342.
Corsican Myotis
France, Haute-Corse, Albertacce
Corsica [France]
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
Molecular analyses indicate that this species is a basal member of the nattereri species complex. Species epithet is a pronoun in apposition. See Puechmaille et al. (2023).
References:
Puechmaille, S.J., S. Dool, G. Beuneux, and M. Ruedi. 2023. Newly described and already endangered: a new mammal species endemic to Corsica. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 130(2): 335-351. Read article.
Myotis pequinius Thomas, 1908.
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908: 637.
Peking Myotis
Myotis petax Hollister, 1912.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60: 6.
Eastern Water Myotis
Myotis peytoni Wroughton & Ryley, 1913.
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 22: .
Peyton's Whiskered Myotis
Myotis phanluongi Borisenko, Kruskop & Ivanova, 2008.
Russian J. Theriol. 7(2): 59.
Phan Luong's Myotis
Myotis pilosus (Peters, 1869).
Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1869: 403.
Rickett's Big-footed Myotis
Myotis pruinosus Yoshiyuki, 1971.
Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 14: 305.
Frosted Myotis
Myotis punicus Felten in Felten, Spitzenberger & Storch, 1977.
Senkenberg. Biol. 58: 39.
Maghrebian Myotis
Myotis ridleyi (Thomas, 1898).
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, 1: 361.
Ridley's Myotis
Myotis rosseti (Oey, 1951).
Beaufortia 1(8): 4.
Thick-thumbed Myotis
Myotis schaubi Kormos, 1934.
Földt Közl., Budapest 64: 310.
Schaub's Myotis
Myotis secundus Ruedi, Csorba, Lin & Chou, 2015.
Zootaxa 3920(1): 324.
Taiwan Myotis
Myotis sicarius Thomas, 1915.
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 23: 608.
Mandelli's Mouse-eared Myotis
Myotis siligorensis (Horsfield, 1855).
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 2, 16: 102.
Himalayan Whiskered Myotis
Myotis soror Ruedi, Csorba, Lin & Chou, 2015.
Zootaxa 3920(1): 327.
Reddish Myotis
Myotis sowerbyi Howell, 1926.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 39: 138.
Sowerby's Whiskered Myotis
China, Fujian [Fukien], near Yenpingfu
SW China (Fujian and Hainan)
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Formerly included in siligorensis as a valid subspecies, but distinct; see Ruedi et al. (2021).
References:
Howell, A.B. 1926. Three new mammals from China. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 39: 137-140. Read article.
Ruedi, M., U. Saikia, A. Thabah, T. Görföl, and G. Csorba. 2021. Molecular and morphological revision of small Myotinae from the Himalayas shed new light on the poorly known genus Submyotodon (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Mammalian Biology 101: 465-480. Read article.
Srinivasulu, B., and C. Srinivasulu. 2019. Myotis nipalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e.T136495A21976309: Accessed on 8 January 2022. Read article.
Myotis stalkeri Thomas, 1910.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, 5: 384.
Kei Myotis
Myotis tschuliensis Kuzyakin, 1935.
Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы Отдел биологический 54(7-8): 434.
Chuli Myotis
Myotis yanbarensis Maeda & Matsumura, 1998.
Zool. Sci. 15: 301.
Yanbaru Myotis
Myotis zenatius Ibáñez, Juste, Salicini, Puechmaille & Ruedi, 2019.
Acta Chiropterol. 20(2):295.
Zenati Myotis
zenatius Ibáñez, Juste, Salicini, Puechmaille & Ruedi, 2019:
cabrerae Çoraman, Mayer & Dietz, 2019 [nomen nudum].
Morocco, Tetouan, Mizou Cave
Morocco, Algeria, possibly Tunisia
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
Çoraman et al. (2019) failed to meet the requirements for electronic publication of the name cabrerae (see Ruedi et al. 2019). Juste et al. (2019) electronically published the name zenatius for this species on 30 January 2019, satisfying all the ICZN (1999) requirements of electronic publication.
References:
Çoraman, E., C. Dietz, E. Hempel, A. Ghazaryan, E. Levin, P. Presetnik, M. Zagmajster, F. Mayer. 2019. Reticulate evolutionary history of a Western Palaearctic bat complex explained by multiple mtDNA introgressions in secondary contacts. Journal of Biogeography 46(2): 343-354. Read abstract.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Fourth Edition. [Including Declaration 44, amendments of Article 74.7.3, and the Amendment on e-publication]. The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, London: 306 pp. Read book.
Juste, J., and M. Ruedi, S.J. Puechmaille, I. Salcini, and C. Ibáñez. 2019. Two new cryptic bat species within the Myotis nattereri species complex (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Western Palaearctic. Acta Chiropterologica 20(2): 285-300. Read article.
Ruedi, M. S.J. Puechmaille, C. Ibáñez, J. Juste 2019. Unavailable names in the Myotis nattereri species complex. Journal of Biogeography 2019: 1-2. Read article.
SUBGENUS Pizonyx Miller, 1906. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 19: 85
Myotis vivesi Menegaux, 1901
Myotis albescens (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806).
Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris 8: 204.
Silver-tipped Myotis
Myotis arescens Osgood, 1943.
Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. ser 30: 30, 42, 55.
Valparaíso Myotis
Chile, Porvince of Valparaiso, Hacienda Limache
C Chile
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Previously included in chiloensis, but distinct; see Novaes et al. (2022).
References:
Novaes, R.L.M., A. Rodríguez- San Pedro, M.M. Saldarriaga-Córdoba, A Aguilera=Acuña, D.E. Wilson, and R. Moratelli 2022. Systematic review of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Chile based on molecular, morphological, and bioacoustic data. Zootaxa 5188(5): 430-452. Read abstract.
Osgood, W.H. 1910. The mammals of Chile. Publications Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 30(): 1-268. Read article.
Myotis armiensis Carrión-Bonilla & Cook, 2020.
Therya 11(3): 515.
Armién's Myotis
Panamá, Chiriquí Province, Bugaba District, La Amistad International Park Ranger Station
Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
References:
Carrión-Bonilla, C.A., and J.A. Cook 2020. A new bat species of the genus Myotis with comments on the phylogenetic placement of M. keaysi and M. pilosatibialis. Therya 11(3): 508-532. Read article.
Myotis atacamensis (Lataste, 1892).
Actes Soc. Sci. Chile 1: 80.
Atacaman Myotis
Myotis attenboroughi Moratelli, Wilson, Novaes, Helgen & Gutiérrez, 2017.
J. Mammal. 98(4):(4): .
Sir David Attenborough's Myotis
Myotis auriculus Baker & Stains, 1955.
Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. 9: 83.
Southwestern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius (Rhoads, 1897).
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 49: 227.
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis bakeri Moratelli, Novaes, Bonilla & Wilson, 2019.
Spec. Pub. Mus., Texas Tech Univ. 71: 241.
Baker's Myotis
Peru, Lima, 7 km SE Chilca
W Peru
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
References:
Moratelli, R., R.L.M. Novaes, C. Carrión Bonilla, and D.E. Wilson. 2019. A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Peru. Pages 239–256 In R.D. Bradley, H.H. Genoways, D.J. Schmidly, and L.C. Bradley (eds.) From field to laboratory: a memorial volume in honor of Robert J. Baker. Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 71: 911 pp. Read article.
Myotis barquezi Novaes, Cláudio, Díaz, Wilson, Weksler & Moratelli, 2022.
Vert. Zool. 72: 1189.
Barquez’s Myotis
Argentina, Salta Province, Orán Department, ca. 20 km SW San Ramón de La Nueva Orá, Finca Alto Verde
Known only from the type locality
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
References:
Novaes, R.L.M., V.C. Cláudio, M.M. Díaz, D.E. Wilson, M. Weksler, and R. Moratelli. 2022. Argentinean Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), including the description of a new species from the Yungas. Vertebrate Zoology 72(2022): 1187-1216. Read article.
Myotis brandtii (Eversmann, 1845).
Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscow 18(1): 505.
Brandt's Myotis
Myotis californicus (Audubon & Bachman, 1842).
J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., ser. 1 8: 285.
Californian Myotis
Myotis carteri LaVal, 1973.
Sci. Bull. (Los Angeles, CA) .
Carter's Myotis
Mexico, Jalisco, 16 miles NE Tamazula
Nayarit through S. Mexico State (Mexico)
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Often included in nigricans, but likely distinct; see Bogan (1978) and Ceballos et al. (2014), but see Corbet and Hill (1980), Simmons (2005), and Haslauer (2019) for an alternative view. Requires additional research.
References:
Bogan, M.A. 1978. A new species of Myotis from the Islas Tres Marias, Nayarit, Mexico, with comments on variation in Myotis nigricans. Journal of Mammalogy 59: 519-530. Read abstract.
Ceballos, G. J. A. Cabrales, and D. Vasquez. 2014. Order Chiroptera. Pages 667-838 In Ceballos, G (eds.) Mammals of Mexico. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press. Read abstract.
Corbet, G.B., and J.E. Hill 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species, second edition. British Museum (Natural History) Publications, London: 1-226. Not available online.
Haslauer, R. 2019. Myotis nigricans. Pages 945-946 In D.E. Wilson and R.A. Mittermeier (eds.) Handbook of the Mammals of the World, vol. 9. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Not available online.
LaVal, R.K. 1973. A revision of the Neotropical bats of the genus Myotis. Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 15: 1-54. Not available online.
Simmons, N.B. 2005. Chiroptera. Pages 312-529 In D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds.) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, Volume 1. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Read chapter.
Myotis caucensis J.A. Allen, 1914.
Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 33(29): 386.
Cauca River Myotis
Myotis chiloensis (Waterhouse, 1840).
Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Beagle", Mammalia p. 5.
Chilean Myotis
Myotis ciliolabrum (Merriam, 1886).
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 4: 2.
Western Small-footed Myotis
Myotis clydejonesi Moratelli, Wilson, Gardner, Fisher & Gutiérrez, 2016.
Spec. Pub. Mus., Texas Tech Univ. 65: 57.
Clyde Jones' Myotis
Myotis cobanensis Goodwin, 1955.
Am. Mus. Novit. 1744: 2.
Guatemalan Myotis
Myotis diminutus Moratelli & Wilson, 2011.
Z. Säugetierkd. 76(5): 609.
Diminutive Myotis
Myotis dinellii Thomas, 1902.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, 10: 493.
Dinelli's Myotis
Myotis dominicensis Miller, 1902.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 15: 243.
Dominican Myotis
Myotis elegans Hall, 1962.
Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. 14: 163-164.
Elegant Myotis
Myotis evotis (H. Allen, 1864).
Smithson. Misc. Coll. 7: 48.
Long-eared Myotis
Myotis extremus Miller & Allen, 1928.
Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 144: VI, 11, 181.
Mexican Black Myotis
Mexico, Chiapas, Huehuetán
SE and S Mexico, Guatemala
CITES - Not listed (under Myotis nigricans) (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Previously considered a subspecies of Myotis nigricans, but clearly distinct; see Novaes et al. (2023).
References:
Novaes, R.L.M., V.C. Cláudio, D.E. Wilson, M. Weksler, and R. Moratelli. 2023. Taxonomic status of Myotis extremus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Mesoamerica, with comments on the distribution and systematics of Myotis nigricans. Zoologischer Anzeiger 308(2024): 99-110. Read abstract.
Myotis findleyi Bogan, 1978.
J. Mammal. 59: 524.
Findley's Myotis
Myotis fortidens Miller & Allen, 1928.
Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 144: 54.
Cinnamon Myotis
Myotis grisescens A. H. Howell, 1909.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 22: 46.
Gray Myotis
Myotis handleyi Moratelli, Gardner, de Oliveira & Wilson, 2013.
Am. Mus. Novitates 3780: 11.
Handley's Myotis
Myotis izecksohni Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias & Oliveira, 2011.
Z. Säugetierkd. 76(5): 597.
Izecksohn's Myotis
Myotis keaysi J. A. Allen, 1914.
Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 33: 383.
Keays' Myotis
Myotis keenii (Merriam, 1895).
Am. Nat. 29: 860.
Keen's Myotis
Vespertilio subulatus keenii
Canada, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands [= Haida Gwaii], Massett
United States (SE Alaska and NW Washington) and British Columbia (including Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Isls; Canada)
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Least Concern (2017).
Does not include septentrionalis; see van Zyll de Jong (1979) and Caceres and Barclay (2000). See Fitch and Shump (1979), but note that they included septentrionalis. There remains spirited debate over the status of keenii (see e.g, Nagorsen and Brigham, 1993; Van Zyll de Jong and Nagorsen, 1994; Nagorsen, 2002; Lung et al., 2013; Lausen et al, 2019; Morales et al., 2021; Lausen et al., 2021). For a summary of these issues, and to explain our decision to recognize keenii as a distinct species, see Upham and Francis (2022).
References:
Caceres, M.C., and R.M.R. Barclay. 2000. Myotis septentrionalis. Mammalian Species 634: 1-4. Read article.
Fitch, J.H., and K.A. Shump Jr. 1979. Myotis keenii. Mammalian Species 121: 1-3. Read article.
Lausen, C.L., M. Proctor, D.W. Nagorsen, D. Burles, D. Paetkau, E. Harmston, K. Blejwas, P. Govindarajulu, and L. Friis. 2019. Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (Long-eared myotis) to be a single species. Canadian Journal of Zoology 97(3): 267-279. Read abstract.
Lausen, C.L., M.F. Proctor, D. Paetkau, D.W. Nagorsen, P. Govindarajulu, D. Burles, and K. Blejwas. 2021. Reply to the comment by Morales et al. on “Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species”. Canadian Journal of Zoology 99(5): 423-432. Read article.
Lung, O., S. Nadin-Davis, M. Fisher, A. Erickson, M.K. Knowles, T. Furukawa-Stoffer, and A. Ambagala. 2013. Microarray for identification of the chiropteran host species of rabies virus in Canada. Microarrays 2(2022): 153-169. Read article.
Merriam, C.H. 1895. Bats of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. The American Naturalist 29(2): 860-861. Read article.
Morales, A.E., M.B. Fenton, B.C. Carstens, and N.B. Simmons 2021. Comment on “Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species”. Canadian Journal of Zoology 99(5): 415-422. Read article.
Nagorsen, D.W. 2002. An Identification Manual to the Small Mammals of British Columbia. Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Ministry of Water, Land, Air Protection, Biodiversity Branch, and Royal British Columbia Museum, Vancouver: 153pp. Read volume.
Nagorsen, D.W., and R.M. Brigham. 1993. The Bats of British Columbia (Volume 1). UBC Press, Vancouver: 164pp. View preview.
Upham, N.S, and C.M. Francis 2022. On the taxonomy of Myotis keenii and Myotis evotis. Global Bat Taxonomy Working Group of the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group, via Zenodo: 10pp. Read opinion.
van Zyll de Jong, C.G. 1979. Distribution and systematic relationships of long eared Myotis in Western Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 57: 987-994. Read abstract.
van Zyll de Jong, C.G., and D.W. Nagorsen. 1994. A review of the distribution and taxonomy of Myotis keenii and Myotis evotis in British Columbia and the adjacent United States. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(6): 1069-1078. Read abstract.
Myotis larensis LaVal, 1973.
Nat. Hist. Mus., Los Angeles County, Sci. Bull. 15: 44.
Lara Myotis
Venezuela, Lara, Río Tocuyo
NE Colombia, NW Venezuela
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Previously included in nesopolus, but distinct; see Novaes et al. (2021).
References:
LaVal, R.K. 1973. A revision of the Neotropical bats of the genus Myotis. Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 15: 1-54. Not available online.
Novaes, R.L.M. ,V.C. Cláudio, R.J. Larsen, D.E. Wilson, M. Weksler, and R. Moratelli. 2021. The taxonomic status of Myotis nesopolus larensis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) and new insights on the diversity of Caribbean Myotis. ZooKeys 1015: 145-167. Read article.
Myotis lavali Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias & Oliveira, 2011.
Z. Säugetierkd. 76(5): 602.
LaVal's Myotis
Myotis leibii (Audubon & Bachman, 1842).
J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., ser. 1 8: 284.
Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Myotis levis (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1824).
Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., ser. 1 3: 444-445.
Yellowish Myotis
Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte, 1831).
In McMurtie, Animal Kingdom 1(App.): 431.
Little Brown Myotis
Myotis martiniquensis LaVal, 1973.
Bull. Los Angeles Cty. Mus. Nat. Hist. Sci. Soc. 15: 35.
Schwartz's Myotis
Myotis midastactus Moratelli & Wilson, 2014.
J.Mammal. 95(4): E19.
Golden Myotis
Myotis moratellii Novaes, Cláudio, Carrión-Bonilla, Abreu, Wilson, Maldonaldo & Weksler, 2021.
J. Mammal. gyab139: 10.
Moratelli's Myotis
Myotis nesopolus Miller, 1900.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 13: 123.
Curaçao Myotis
Curaçao, Willemstad (Netherlands)
Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)
CITES - Not Listed (2023). IUCN - Least Concern (2016).
Does not include larensis see Novaes et al. (2021); but see Genoways and Williams (1979). A single specimen reported from St. Martin probably represents nigricans; see Jones (1989).
References:
Genoways, H.H., and S.L. Williams 1979. Notes on bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Bonaire and Curaçao, Dutch West Indies. Annals of Carnegie Museum 48: 311-321. Read article.
Jones, J.K., Jr. 1989. Distribution and systematics of bats in the Lesser Antilles. Pages 645-660. In C. A. Woods (eds.) Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future. Gainesville, Florida: Sandhill Crane Press. Not available online.
Miller, G.S., Jr. 1900. Three new bats from the island of Curaçao. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13(1900): 123-127. Read article.
Novaes, R.L.M. ,V.C. Cláudio, R.J. Larsen, D.E. Wilson, M. Weksler, and R. Moratelli. 2021. The taxonomic status of Myotis nesopolus larensis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) and new insights on the diversity of Caribbean Myotis. ZooKeys 1015: 145-167. Read article.
Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821).
Das Thierreich 1: 179.
Black Myotis
Myotis nyctor LaVal & Schwartz, 1975.
Caribb. J. Sci. 14: 189.
Silky Cave Myotis
Myotis occultus Hollister, 1909.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 22: 43.
Arizona Myotis
Myotis oxyotus (Peters, 1867).
Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1867: 19.
Montane Myotis
Myotis pampa Novaes, Wilson & Moratelli, 2021.
Vert. Zool. 71: 716.
Pampas Myotis
Myotis pilosatibialis La Val, 1973.
Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. 15: 24.
Hairy-legged Myotis
Myotis planiceps Baker, 1955.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 68: 165.
Flat-headed Myotis
Myotis riparius Handley, 1960.
Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 112: 466.
Riparian Myotis
Myotis ruber (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806).
Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris 8: 204.
Red Myotis
Myotis septentrionalis (Trouessart, 1897).
Catalog. Mammal. Vivent. p. 131.
Northern Myotis
Myotis sibiricus Kastschenko, 1905.
A Review of Mammals of Western Siberia. Part I. Chiroptera and Insectivora .
Siberian Myotis
Myotis simus Thomas, 1901.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, 7: 541.
Velvety Myotis
Myotis sodalis Miller & Allen, 1928.
Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 144: 130.
Indiana Myotis
Myotis thysanodes Miller, 1897.
N. Am. Fauna 13: 80.
Fringed Myotis
Myotis velifer (J. A. Allen, 1890).
Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 3: 177.
Cave Myotis
Myotis vivesi Menegaux, 1901.
Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris 7: 323.
Fish-eating Myotis
Myotis volans (H. Allen, 1866).
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 18: 282.
Long-legged Myotis
Myotis yumanensis (H. Allen, 1864).
Smithson. Misc. Coll. 7: 58.
Yuma Myotis
Formerly included in siligorensis as a valid subspecies, but distinct; see Ruedi et al. (2021). Includes thaianus and badius; see Ruedi et al. (2021). Specimens of siligorensis from the Malay peninsula and N Borneo that were not allocated to subspecies prior to the division of siligorensis, we regard as provisionally belonging to alticraniatus, pending further review.