The fringed long-footed myotis (''Myotis fimbriatus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The fringed long-footed myotis is described as having short, thick, brown fur with pale whitish fur ventrally. A captured female was measured with ears that were 14.4 mm long, a forearm 42.2 mm long, and a weight of 9.9 grams. ''Myotis fimbriatus'' is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN as of 2008. In 2000, ''Myotis fimbriatus'' was listed as being "lower risk/near threatened". The species ''Myotis taiwanensis'', initially described as a subspecies of the

large-footed bat The large-footed bat, large-footed mouse-eared bat, or large-footed myotis (''Myotis adversus'') is a species of vesper bat (family Vespertilionidae). It can be found in the following countries: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea ...

(''Myotis adversus'') and reclassified into its own species in 2010, is now thought to be a subspecies of ''M. fimbriatus''.

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Mouse-eared bats Mammals of China Mammals of Taiwan Mammals of Hong Kong Mammals described in 1871 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Bats of Asia {{Vespertilionidae-stub