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Myotis Scotti
Scott's mouse-eared bat (''Myotis scotti'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ..., in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymology Scott's mouse-eared bat was species description, described as a new species in 1927 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The eponym for the specific epithet (zoology), species name "''scotti''" was H. H. Scott. Scott had obtained the holotype near Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. References Mouse-eared bats Mammals of Ethiopia Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1927 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Bats of Africa {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appointed to the museum secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the zoological department in 1878. In 1891, Thomas married Mary Kane, daughter of Sir Andrew Clark, heiress to a small fortune, which gave him the finances to hire mammal collectors and present their specimens to the museum. He also did field work himself in Western Europe and South America. His wife shared his interest in natural history, and accompanied him on collecting trips. In 1896, when William Henry Flower took control of the department, he hired Richard Lydekker Richard Lydekker (; 25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history. Biography Richard Lydekker was born at Tavistock Square in London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |