The Annamit myotis (''Myotis annamiticus'') is a species of

mouse-eared bat The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (mea ...

in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 2001, and indigenous to the Minh Hóa Districton the northern coast of Vietnam. Following its description, investigators succeeded in locating ''M. annamiticus'' only in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, and the data regarding the distribution, population, and range of the species is otherwise inadequate to determine its conservation requirements. However it is protected by Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 2001. Thirteen individuals of the new species had been captured in 1999 in the foothills of the Annamite Range, which is the eponym for the species name "''annamiticus''."

Description

It is a relatively small bat with a forearm length of and a mean weight of . Its fur is short and dense, with its color grayish brown. Its ventral fur is frosted white at the tip. From head to base of tail, it is ; its tail is . The ears are long while the

tragi The tragus is a small pointed eminence of the external ear, situated in front of the concha, and projecting backward over the meatus. It also is the name of hair growing at the entrance of the ear. Its name comes the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'g ...

are long.

Biology and ecology

It has been observed foraging for prey above the surface of small streams. It echolocates with high-intensity calls that have a maximum energy of 45 k Hz. Females give birth in the spring around the end of April and beginning of May.

Range and habitat

Its range likely includes two countries in Southeast Asia—

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

and Vietnam.

Conservation

As of 2016, it is evaluated as

data deficient A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...

by the

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