The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread

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(''Myotis'') of

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

s within the family

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (meaning ear), literally translating to "mouse-eared".

Relationships

''Myotis'' has historically been included in the subfamily

Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Geld ...

, but was classified in its own subfamily,

Myotinae Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: ''Eudiscopus'', '' Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of ''Eudiscopus'', ...

, by

Nancy Simmons Nancy B. Simmons is an American zoologist, mammalogist, professor, and author. Specializing in bats, Simmons has conducted extensive research on the morphology and evolutionary history of numerous bat species. She is also the curator-in-charge o ...

in 1998. In her 2005 classification in '' Mammal Species of the World'', Simmons listed the genera ''

Cistugo ''Cistugo'' is a genus of bats from southern Africa. The two species have historically been included in the genus ''Myotis'' (family Vespertilionidae), but molecular studies show that the genus is distinct from all other Vespertilionidae, and in ...

'' and ''

Lasionycteris The silver-haired bat (''Lasionycteris noctivagans'') is a solitary migratory species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae and the only member of the genus ''Lasionycteris''. Etymology The species name translates as night-wandering, ref ...

'' in the Myotinae in addition to ''Myotis'' itself.Simmons, 2005, p. 499 However, molecular data indicate that ''Cistugo'' is distantly related to all other Vespertilionidae, so it was reclassified into its own family, the Cistugidae, and that ''Lasionycteris'' belongs in the Vespertilioninae.Roehrs et al., 2010 The genus ''

Submyotodon ''Submyotodon'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats, published as a new taxon in 2003 to describe a Miocene fossil species. Extant species and subspecies previously included in ''Myotis'' were later transferred to this genus. Species in this genus ...

'' has since been added to the subfamily, making it and ''Myotis'' its only members.

Appearance and behavior

Their ears are normally longer than they are wide, with a long and lance-shaped tragus, hence their English and zoological names. The species within this genus vary in size from very large to very small for

vesper bat Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

s, with a single pair of mammary glands. Mouse-eared bats are generally

insectivore A robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate insectivores wer ...

s. '' M. vivesi'', and several members of the trawling bat ecomorph ''Leuconoe'', have relatively large feet with long toes, and take small fish from the water surface (they also take insects).

Longevity

''Myotis'' species are remarkably long-lived for their size; in 2018, researchers revealed that a longitudinal study appears to indicate that ''Myotis''

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s do not shrink with age, and that

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does not appear to be present in the ''Myotis'' metabolism. 13 species of ''Myotis'' bats live longer than 20 years and 4 species live longer than 30 years.Growing old, yet staying young: The role of telomeres in bats’ exceptional longevity
These Bats Don't Seem to Die of Old Age—Can They Help Extend the Human Lifespan?
by Kate Lunau, at ''

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''; published February 7, 2018; retrieved June 12, 2018 The longest-living species of ''Myotis'', and longest-living bat in general, is thought to be the

Siberian bat The Siberian bat or Siberian whiskered myotis (''Myotis sibiricus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found throughout northeastern Asia, primarily in Siberia. It is known for its high life expectancy relative to i ...

(''M. sibiricus''); one individual discovered in 2005 was found to be over 41 years old at the time.

Species

Traditionally, ''Myotis'' was divided into three large subgenera—''Leuconoe'', ''Myotis'', and ''Selysius''. However, molecular data indicate that these subgenera are not natural groups, but instead unnatural assemblages of convergently similar species.Simmons, 2005, p. 500 Instead, ''Myotis'' species largely fall in two main

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...

s, one containing Old World and the other New World species. The ITIS presently divides it into three subgenera: ''Chrysopteron'' (containing most reddish-colored Old World species), ''Myotis'' (containing almost all other Old World species), and ''Pizonyx'' (containing all New World species and the Eurasian ''

Myotis brandtii Brandt's bat or Brandt's myotis (''Myotis brandtii'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native throughout most of Europe and parts of western Asia. Taxonomy and etymology The species was described in 1845 by Ger ...

'' and ''

Myotis sibiricus The Siberian bat or Siberian whiskered myotis (''Myotis sibiricus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found throughout northeastern Asia, primarily in Siberia. It is known for its high life expectancy relative to i ...

'', which are more closely related to New World species than to other Old World species). The Asian species '' Myotis latirostris'' falls outside the clade formed by these main groups, and has since been reclassified into a separate genus, ''

'', alongside several others. ''Myotis'' is a highly species-rich genus, and the classification of many species remains unsettled. The taxonomy below is based on that of the ITIS in 2021. Some differences in taxonomy from the 2005 third edition of '' Mammal Species of the World''Simmons, 2005, pp. 500–518 are indicated in footnotes. *Subgenus '' Chrysopteron'': ** '' Myotis anjouanensis'' (Dorst, 1960) - Anjouan myotis ** ''

Myotis bartelsii 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 ...

'' (Jentink, 1910) - Bartels's myotis ** ''

Myotis bocagii The rufous mouse-eared bat (''Myotis bocagii'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory C ...

'' (Peters, 1870) - rufous mouse-eared bat ** '' Myotis dieteri'' (Happold, 2005) - Kock's mouse-eared bat ** ''

Myotis emarginatus Geoffroy's bat (''Myotis emarginatus'') is a species of vesper bat. Description ''M. emarginatus'' is a medium-sized bat with long and woolly fur. The dorsal side of the torso is rust-brown to fox-red and the ventral side is a poorly delineat ...

'' (E. Geoffroy, 1806) - Geoffroy's bat ** ''

Myotis formosus Hodgson's bat (''Myotis formosus''), also called the copper-winged bat or black-and-orange myotis, is a species of vesper bat in the genus ''Myotis'', the mouse-eared bats. Favouring mountain forests, it is found throughout Central, Southeast, and ...

'' (Hodgson, 1835) - Hodgson's bat, copper-winged bat ** ''

Myotis goudotii The Malagasy mouse-eared bat (''Myotis goudotii'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae that is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...

'' (A. Smith, 1834) - Malagasy mouse-eared bat ** ''

Myotis hermani Herman's myotis (''Myotis hermani'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists ...

'' Thomas, 1923 - Herman's myotis ** '' Myotis morrisi'' Hill, 1971 - Morris's bat ** ''

Myotis nimbaensis The Nimba myotis (''Myotis nimbaensis''), also known as the orange-furred bat or Nimba Mountain bat, is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. The species is endemic to the Nimba Mountains in Guinea, West Africa. It was discovered in 20 ...

'' (Simmons et al., 2021) - Nimba mountain bat ** ''

Myotis rufoniger The reddish-black myotis or black-winged myotis (''Myotis rufoniger''), colloquially known as the "red bat" or "golden bat" (not to be confused with ''Lasiurus'' species, also known as red bats, or ''Mimon bennettii'', also known as the golden ba ...

'' (Tomes, 1858) - reddish-black myotis ** ''

Myotis rufopictus The orange-fingered myotis or red-painted myotis (''Myotis rufopictus'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to the Philippines. Taxonomy It was described in 1845 as a distinct species by George Robert Waterhouse, but later reclassified as cons ...

'' (Waterhouse, 1845) - orange-fingered myotis ** '' Myotis scotti'' Thomas, 1927 - Scott's mouse-eared bat ** ''

Myotis tricolor The Cape hairy bat, also known as little brown bat, Temminck's mouse-eared bat, Cape myotis, tricoloured mouse-eared bat, Cape hairy myotis, Temminck's hairy bat and three-coloured bat (''Myotis tricolor'') is a species of vesper bat that is fo ...

'' (Temminck, 1832) - Cape hairy bat, little brown bat, Temminck's mouse-eared bat, Cape myotis, tricoloured mouse-eared bat, Cape hairy myotis, Temminck's hairy bat, three-coloured bat ** ''

Myotis weberi Weber's myotis (''Myotis weberi'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Taxonomy It was described in 1890 as a distinct species by Fredericus Anna Jentink, but later reclassified as conspecific with or as a ...

'' (Jentink, 1890) - Weber's myotis ** ''

Myotis welwitschii Welwitsch's bat also known as Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat or Welwitsch's myotis (''Myotis welwitschii'') is a species of vesper bat native to Africa. Description Welwitsch's bat is a relatively large member of its genus, measuring about in lengt ...

'' (Gray, 1866) - Welwitsch's bat, Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat, Welwitsch's myotis *Subgenus ''Myotis'': ** ''

Myotis adversus 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, ...

'' (Horsfield, 1824) - large-footed bat, large-footed mouse-eared bat, large-footed myotis ** ''

Myotis aelleni The southern myotis (''Myotis aelleni'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America ...

'' (Baud, 1979) - southern myotis (disputed species) ** ''

Myotis alcathoe The Alcathoe bat (''Myotis alcathoe'') is a European bat in the genus ''Myotis''. Known only from Greece and Hungary when it was first described in 2001, its known distribution has since expanded as far as Portugal, England, Sweden, and Russia. I ...

'' (von Helversen and Heller, 2001) - Alcathoe bat ** ''

Myotis altarium The Szechwan myotis (''Myotis altarium'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the ...

'' (Thomas, 1911) - Szechwan myotis ** ''

Myotis alticraniatus 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 ...

'' Osgood, 1932 - Indochinese whiskered myotis ** ''

Myotis ancricola 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 ...

'' Kruskop, Borisenko, Dudorova, & Artyushin, 2018 - valley myotis ** ''

Myotis annamiticus The Annamit myotis (''Myotis annamiticus'') is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 2001, and indigenous to the Minh Hóa Districton the northern coast of Vietnam. Following its description, investigators succ ...

'' (Kruskop and Tsytsulina, 2001) - Annamit myotis ** '' Myotis annatessae'' Kruskop & Borisenko, 2013 - Anna Tess's myotis ** ''

Myotis annectans The hairy-faced bat (''Myotis annectans'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom ...

'' (Dobson, 1871) - hairy-faced bat ** ''

Myotis ater Peters's myotis or the small black myotis (''Myotis ater'') is a species of insectivorous vesper bat. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines; its exact distribution is uncertain as it is difficult to distinguis ...

'' (Peters, 1866) - Peters's myotis, small black myotis ** ''

Myotis badius The chestnut myotis (''Myotis badius'') is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in South Asia. Taxonomy The bat's initial holotype and paratypes were found in the Longxu, Xianren, Dashi, and Huyan Caves ...

'' Tiunov, Kruskop, & Feng Jiang, 2011 - chestnut myotis ** ''

Myotis bechsteinii Bechstein's bat (''Myotis bechsteinii'') is a species of vesper bat found in Europe and western Asia, living in extensive areas of woodland. Description Bechstein's bat is a medium-sized and relatively long-eared bat. The adult has a long, fluf ...

'' (Kuhl, 1817) - Bechstein's bat ** ''

Myotis blythii The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (''Myotis blythii'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Distribution Lesser mouse-eared bats can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Au ...

'' (Tomes, 1857) - lesser mouse-eared bat ** '' Myotis bombinus'' (Thomas, 1906) - Far Eastern myotis, bombinus bat ** '' Myotis borneoensis'' Hill & Francis, 1984 - Bornean whiskered myotis ** ''

Myotis browni 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 ...

'' E. H. Taylor, 1934 - Brown's whiskered myotis ** '' Myotis bucharensis'' (Kuzyakin, 1950) - Bocharic myotis, Bokhara whiskered bat ** ''

Myotis capaccinii The long-fingered bat (''Myotis capaccinii'') is a carnivorous species of vesper bat. It is native to coastal areas around the Mediterranean Sea, as well as a few patches of land in western Iran. Due to the fact that its population is in decline, ...

'' (Bonaparte, 1837) - long-fingered bat ** ''

Myotis chinensis The large myotis (''Myotis chinensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in central and southeast China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Thailand, and northern Vietnam. It is also expected to occur in northern Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), offici ...

'' (Tomes, 1857) - large myotis ** ''

Myotis crypticus The cryptic myotis (''Myotis crypticus'') is a European vespertilionid bat. It is a member of the Natterer's bat (''M. nattereri'') species complex, and is also the closest living relative of ''M. nattereri''. It is mostly distributed across Eur ...

'' Ruedi, Ibáñez, Salicini, Juste & Puechmaille, 2019 - cryptic myotis ** ''

Myotis csorbai The Csorba's mouse-eared bat (''Myotis csorbai'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्� ...

'' (Topál, 1997) - Csorba's mouse-eared bat ** '' Myotis dasycneme'' (Boie, 1825) - pond bat ** ''

Myotis daubentonii Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (''Myotis daubentonii'') is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It ranges from Ireland to Japan (Hokkaido) and is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas. This bat was first described in 181 ...

'' (Kuhl, 1817) - Daubenton's bat ** ''

Myotis davidii David's myotis (Myotis ''davidii'') is a species of microbat in the Vespertilionidae family native to China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Russia. First identified in 1869 by Wilhelm Peters, it is similar in morphology to species like M. mystacinus, ...

'' (Peters, 1869) - David's myotis ** ''

Myotis escalerai Escalera's bat (''Myotis escalerai'') is a European bat in the genus ''Myotis'', found in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), Portugal, and far southern France. Although the species was first named in 1904, it was included in Natterer's bat ...

'' Cabrera, 1904 - Escalera's bat ** '' Myotis federatus'' Thomas, 1916 - Malaysian whiskered myotis ** ''

Myotis fimbriatus The fringed long-footed myotis (''Myotis fimbriatus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative R ...

'' (Peters, 1871) - fringed long-footed myotis ** '' Myotis frater'' G.M. Allen, 1923 - fraternal myotis ** ''

Myotis gomantongensis The Gomantong myotis (''Myotis gomantongensis'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae that is endemic to Sabah district of Malaysia. Habitat The species live in limestone caves, where it breeds and lives in small colonies. Their di ...

'' Francis and Hill, 1998 - Gomantong myotis ** ''

Myotis hajastanicus The Armenian whiskered bat (''Myotis hajastanicus''), also known as the Hajastan myotis or the Armenian myotis, is a species of bat from the family Vespertilionidae. The Armenian whiskered bat was formerly included as a part of the whiskered bat, ...

'' Argyropulo, 1939 - Armenian whiskered bat, Hajastan myotis, Armenian myotis (disputed species) ** ''

Myotis hasseltii The lesser large-footed bat (''Myotis hasseltii'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions r ...

'' (Temminck, 1840) - lesser large-footed bat ** ''

Myotis horsfieldii Horsfield's bat (''Myotis horsfieldii'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Repub ...

'' (Temminck, 1840) - Horsfield's bat ** ''

Myotis hoveli Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and North Africa. It fee ...

'' Harrison, 1964 - Hovel's myotis ** ''

Myotis hyrcanicus ''Myotis hyrcanicus'' is a bat in the genus ''Myotis'' known only from northeastern Iran. The species was named in 2012 by a team led by Czech biologist Petr Benda. The description was based on a single specimen specimen collected in 2006. Based ...

'' Benda ''et al.'', 2012 - Hyrcanian myotis ** ''

Myotis ikonnikovi Ikonnikov's bat (''Myotis ikonnikovi'') is a species of vesper bat. An adult Ikonnikov's bat has a body length of 4.2-5.1 cm, a tail of 3.1-4.0 cm, and a wing length of 3.3-3.6 cm. It is found in eastern Siberia, the Ussuri regio ...

'' Ognev, 1912 - Ikonnikov's bat ** '' Myotis indochinensis'' Son ''et al.'', 2013 - Indochinese myotis ** ''

Myotis insularum The insular myotis (''Myotis insularum'') is one of over 100 of species of vesper bat in the genus ''Myotis''. It is found in possibly American Samoa and possibly Samoa. References

Mouse-eared bats Bats of Oceania Mammals of American Sa ...

'' (Dobson, 1878) - insular myotis ** '' Myotis laniger'' Peters, 1871 - Chinese water myotis ** '' Myotis longicaudatus'' Ognev, 1927 - long-tailed myotis ** ''

Myotis longipes The Kashmir cave bat (''Myotis longipes'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to the Western Himalayas of South Asia. It is found in the Western Himalayan broadleaf forests ecoregion, within Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan ...

'' (Dobson, 1873) - Kashmir cave bat ** '' Myotis macrodactylus'' (Temminck, 1840) - eastern long-fingered bat, big-footed myotis ** ''

Myotis macropus The southern myotis (''Myotis macropus''), also known as large-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat (Vespertilionidae) in genus ''Myotis''. The southern myotis is one of only two Australian "fishing" bats and feeds by trawling its speciall ...

'' (Gould, 1854) - southern myotis, large-footed myotis ** ''

Myotis macrotarsus The pallid large-footed myotis or Philippine large-footed myotis (''Myotis macrotarsus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Malaysia and Philippines. It is found in caves and arable land Arable land (from ...

'' (Waterhouse, 1845) - pallid large-footed myotis, Philippine large-footed myotis ** '' Myotis melanorhinus'' Merriam, 1890 - dark-nosed small-footed myotis (disputed species) ** ''

Myotis moluccarum The Maluku myotis (''Myotis moluccarum''), also commonly known as the Arafura large-footed bat, is a species of mouse-eared bat. Native to Indonesia, and possibly New Guinea and northern Australia, it one of several species known as "fishing bats ...

'' (Thomas, 1915) - Maluku myotis, Arafura large-footed bat ** ''

Myotis montivagus The Burmese whiskered myotis or Burmese whiskered bat (''Myotis montivagus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Taxonomy It was previously thought to have a wider range across Asia, ranging ...

'' (Dobson, 1874) - Burmese whiskered bat ** ''

Myotis muricola The wall-roosting mouse-eared bat, or Nepalese whiskered myotis (''Myotis muricola'') is a species of vesper bat whose type locality is Nepal. Taxonomic notes ''Myotis muricola'' was previously classified as a subspecies of ''Myotis mystacinus'' ...

'' (Gray, 1846) - wall-roosting mouse-eared bat, Nepalese whiskered myotis ** ''

Myotis myotis The greater mouse-eared bat (''Myotis myotis'') is a European species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Description ''Myotis myotis'' is a large bat with a long, broad muzzle and big, long ears. The body's dorsal side is brown to reddish-br ...

'' (Borkhausen, 1797) - greater mouse-eared bat ** ''

Myotis mystacinus The whiskered bat (''Myotis mystacinus'') is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, ''M. mystacinus'' is often found around human habitation and around water; it is similar to Brandt's bat (''Myotis brandtii''), from which it wa ...

'' (Kuhl, 1817) - whiskered bat ** ''

Myotis nattereri Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and North Africa. It fee ...

'' (Kuhl, 1817) - Natterer's bat ** ''

Myotis nipalensis ''Myotis nipalensis'' commonly known as Nepal myotis is a vesper bat of genus ''Myotis''. Description They are small, with the total length less than and wing span less than .DE Wilson, DM Reeder, Myotis nipalensis. In Mammal Species of the Wor ...

'' Dobson, 1871 - Nepal myotis ** ''

Myotis pequinius The Beijing mouse-eared bat, or Peking myotis (''Myotis pequinius'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in China. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1908 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected ...

'' Thomas, 1908 - Beijing mouse-eared bat, Peking myotis ** ''

Myotis petax The eastern water bat or Sakhalin bat (''Myotis petax'') is a species of mouse-eared bat. It was for a long time considered to be a subspecies of ''Myotis daubentonii''. Distribution The Eastern water bat is a forest bat found in Russia (south a ...

'' Hollister, 1912 - eastern water bat, Sakhalin bat ** ''

Myotis peytoni Peyton's myotis (''Myotis peytoni''), also known as Peyton's whiskered bat, is a species of vesper bat endemic to India. Taxonomy It was described in 1913, and was generally considered a subspecies of the Burmese whiskered bat (''M. montivagu ...

'' Wroughton & Ryley, 1913 - Peyton's myotis ** ''

Myotis phanluongi ''Myotis phanluongi'' is a species of mouse-eared bat. It was described by Borisenko et al. in 2008.Borisenko, A.V., Kruskop, S.V. and Ivanova, N.V. 2008A new mouse-eared bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Vietnam Russian Journal o ...

'' Borisenko, Kruskop and Ivanova, 2008 - Phan Luong's myotis ** '' Myotis pilosus'' Peters, 1869 - Rickett's big-footed bat ** ''

Myotis pruinosus The frosted myotis (クロホオヒゲコウモリ in Japanese) (''Myotis pruinosus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Japan. Taxonomy It was first discovered in August 1969 by Kimio Endo. In 1971, it was described by Mizuko Yosh ...

'' Yoshiyuki, 1971 - frosted myotis ** ''

Myotis punicus The Felten's myotis (''Myotis punicus'') is a species of vesper bat. Distribution It is found in Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia, France (Corsica) and Italy (Sardinia). Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, sub ...

'' Felten, Spitzenberger and Storch, 1977 - Felten's myotis ** ''

Myotis ridleyi Ridley's bat (''Myotis ridleyi'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories o ...

'' Thomas, 1898 - Ridley's bat ** ''

Myotis rosseti The thick-thumbed myotis (''Myotis rosseti'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast As ...

'' (Oey, 1951) - thick-thumbed myotis ** ''

Myotis schaubi Schaub's myotis (''Myotis schaubi'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran and known from fossils from Hungary. It is related to ''Myotis nattereri Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European vespertilio ...

'' Kormos, 1934 - Schaub's myotis ** ''

Myotis secundus The long-toed myotis or Taiwan long-toed myotis (''Myotis secundus'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to Taiwan. It was first discovered to science in 2003, and described in a 2015 study of the phylogenetics of ''Myotis'' bats of Taiwan and e ...

'' Ruedi, Csorba, Lin, & Chou , 2015 - long-toed myotis ** ''

Myotis sicarius Mandelli's mouse-eared bat (''Myotis sicarius'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in India and Nepal. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The name honours the ornithologist Lou ...

'' Thomas, 1915 - Mandelli's mouse-eared bat ** ''

Myotis siligorensis The Himalayan whiskered bat (''Myotis siligorensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officia ...

'' (Horsfield, 1855) - Himalayan whiskered bat ** ''

Myotis soror The reddish myotis (''Myotis soror'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Taiwan. It was first discovered to science in 2003, and described in a 2015 study of the phylogenetics of ''Myotis'' bats of Taiwan and eastern China. It is thoug ...

'' Ruedi, Csorba, Lin, & Chou, 2015 - reddish myotis ** ''

Myotis sowerbyi 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 ...

'' Howell, 1926 - Sowerby's whiskered myotis ** ''

Myotis stalkeri The Kei myotis (''Myotis stalkeri'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists ...

'' Thomas, 1910 - Kei myotis ** ''

Myotis tschuliensis Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and North Africa. It fee ...

'' Kuzyakin, 1935 - Tschuli myotis ** ''

Myotis yanbarensis The Yanbaru whiskered bat ''(Myotis yanbarensis)'' is a species of vesper bat in the genus ''Myotis''. It is known only from three islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, south of Japan, Okinawa (where the Yanbaru forest is situated), Amami Ōshima, a ...

'' Maeda and Matsumara, 1998 - Yanbaru whiskered bat ** ''

Myotis zenatius The Zenati myotis (''Myotis zenatius'') is a rare species of mouse-eared bat that is restricted to North Africa. It is very rare in Morocco, being restricted to just four localities ranging from the Rif to the Atlas Mountains. Aside from Morocco, ...

'' Ibáñez, Juste, Salicini, Puechmaille & Ruedi, 2019 - Zenati myotis *Subgenus ''

Pizonyx 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 ...

'': ** ''

Myotis albescens The silver-tipped myotis (''Myotis albescens'') is a species of mouse-eared bat found in a range of lowland habitats in the Americas. It is part of the vesper bat genus ''Myotis'', which includes many common species across the world. Genetic ana ...

'' (E. Geoffroy, 1806) - silver-tipped myotis ** ''

Myotis armiensis 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 ...

'' Carrión-Bonilla & Cook, 2020 - Armién's myotis ** '' Myotis atacamensis'' (Lataste, 1892) - Atacama myotis ** '' Myotis attenboroughi'' Moratelli et al., 2017 - Sir David Attenborough's myotis ** ''

Myotis auriculus The southwestern myotis (''Myotis auriculus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Guatemala, Mexico, and in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. Taxonomy The southwestern myotis is a member of the order Chiroptera and the famil ...

'' (Baker and Stains, 1955) - southwestern myotis ** ''

Myotis austroriparius The southeastern myotis (''Myotis austroriparius'') is a small bat found throughout the Gulf Coastal Plain and the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Plain of the southeastern United States. Description The southeastern myotis weighs 5–8 g. Its die ...

'' (Rhoads, 1897) - southeastern myotis ** ''

Myotis bakeri 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 ...

'' Moratelli, Novaes, Bonilla, & D. E. Wilson, 2019 - Baker's myotis ** ''

'' (Eversmann, 1845) - Brandt's bat ** ''

Myotis californicus The California myotis (''Myotis californicus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in British Columbia in Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, and in the western United States, including California. Description The California myotis is a small (70– ...

'' (Audubon and Bachman, 1842) - California myotis ** '' Myotis caucensis'' Allen, 1914 - Colombian black myotis ** ''

Myotis chiloensis The Chilean myotis (''Myotis chiloensis'') is a species of vesper bat found in southern South America. Description The Chilean myotis is a small bat, measuring only in total length, including the tail, and weighing about . The colour of their f ...

'' (Waterhouse, 1840) - Chilean myotis ** ''

Myotis ciliolabrum The western small-footed bat (''Myotis ciliolabrum''), also known as the western small-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat native to North America. Description Western small-footed bats are relatively small bats, having a total length of , ...

'' (Merriam, 1886) - western small-footed bat, western small-footed myotis ** ''

Myotis clydejonesi 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 ...

'' Moratelli, D. E. Wilson, A. L. Gardner, Fisher, & Gutierrez, 2016 - Clyde Jones's myotis ** ''

Myotis cobanensis The Guatemalan myotis (''Myotis cobanensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is ...

'' (Goodwin, 1955) - Guatemalan myotis ** ''

Myotis diminutus ''Myotis diminutus'' is a species of mouse-eared bat found in Ecuador and Colombia. It was recently described as a new species in 2011. Taxonomy and etymology ''Myotis diminutus'' was described as a new species in 2011 by Moratelli and Wilson ...

'' Moratelli & Wilson, 2011 - diminutive myotis ** ''

Myotis dinellii Dinelli's myotis (''Myotis dinellii'') is a species of vesper bat found in southern South America. Taxonomy It was described in 1902 by Oldfield Thomas. It was previously considered a subspecies of the yellowish myotis (''M. levis''), but was ...

'' Thomas, 1902 - Dinelli's myotis ** '' Myotis dominicensis'' Miller, 1902 - Dominican myotis ** ''

Myotis elegans The elegant myotis (''Myotis elegans'') is a species of vesper bat found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Description The elegant myotis is a small bat, with a body weight of about 4 g. Its fur is b ...

'' Hall, 1962 - elegant myotis ** ''

Myotis evotis The long-eared myotis (''Myotis evotis'') is a species of vesper bat in the suborder Microchiroptera. It can be found in western Canada, the western United States, and Baja California in Mexico. Description The long-eared myotis is a pale brown ...

'' (H. Allen, 1864) - long-eared myotis ** ''

Myotis findleyi Findley's myotis (''Myotis findleyi'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only on the Tres Marías Islands off the west coast of Mexico. Taxonomy and etymology This species was first encountered by Alphonse Forrer in the late 19th century. T ...

'' Bogan, 1978 - Findley's myotis ** ''

Myotis fortidens The cinnamon myotis (''Myotis fortidens'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is borde ...

'' Miller and Allen, 1928 - cinnamon myotis ** '' Myotis grisescens'' A.H. Howell, 1909 - gray bat ** ''

Myotis handleyi 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 ...

'' Moratelli, A. L. Gardner, J. A. Oliveira, & D. E. Wilson, 2013 - Handley's myotis ** ''

Myotis izecksohni ''Myotis izecksohni'' is a species of mouse-eared bat that is endemic to Brazil and Argentina. Taxonomy ''M. izecksohni'' was described as a new species in 2011. The holotype had been collected in 2005 in Tinguá Biological Reserve. The eponym ...

'' Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias & de Oliveira, 2011 - Izecksohn's myotis ** ''

Myotis keaysi The hairy-legged myotis (''Myotis keaysi'') is a species of mouse-eared bat. It is found from southern Tamaulipas in Mexico, through much of Central America and across northern South America as far east as Trinidad. Further south, it is found alo ...

'' J.A. Allen, 1914 - hairy-legged myotis ** ''

Myotis keenii Keen's myotis (''Myotis keenii'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in British Columbia in Canada and in Washington and Alaska in the United States. It is named after the Rev. John Henry Keen, who collected the specimen that formed the bas ...

'' (Merriam, 1895) - Keen's myotis ** ''

Myotis larensis 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 language, Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and ...

'' LaVal, 1973 - Lara myotis ** ''

Myotis lavali LaVal's myotis (''Myotis lavali'') is a species of bat found in Brazil and Paraguay. Taxonomy This species was described from the '' Myotis nigricans'' complex in 2011,Moratelli, R., Peracchi, A. L., Dias, D., & de Oliveira, J. A. 2011 based on ...

'' Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias, & Oliveira, 2011 - LaVal's Myotis ** ''

Myotis leibii The eastern small-footed bat (''Myotis leibii'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in southern Ontario and Quebec in Canada and in mountainous portions of the eastern United States from New England to northern Georgia, and westward to n ...

'' (Audubon and Bachman, 1842) - eastern small-footed bat ** ''

Myotis levis The yellowish myotis (''Myotis levis''), is a vesper bat species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Dinelli's myotis Dinelli's myotis (''Myotis dinellii'') is a species of vesper bat found in southern ...

'' (I. Geoffroy, 1824) - yellowish myotis ** ''

Myotis lucifugus The little brown bat or little brown myotis (''Myotis lucifugus'') is an endangered species of mouse-eared microbat found in North America. It has a small body size and glossy brown fur. It is similar in appearance to several other mouse-ea ...

'' (Le Conte, 1831) - little brown bat, little brown myotis ** ''

Myotis martiniquensis Schwartz's myotis (''Myotis martiniquensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Barbados and Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region a ...

'' LaVal, 1973 - Schwartz's myotis ** '' Myotis midastactus'' Moratelli & Wilson, 2014 - golden myotis ** '' Myotis nesopolus'' Miller, 1900 - Curacao myotis ** ''

Myotis nigricans The black myotis (''Myotis nigricans'') is a vesper bat species from South and Central America. Its body is dark brown/black. The head to body length, not including the tail, is about 5 cm (2 in.). The black myotis is a tiny bat with a smal ...

'' (Schinz, 1821) - black myotis ** ''

Myotis nyctor The Barbados myotis (''Myotis nyctor'') is a species of bat found in the Lesser Antilles. It was previously considered a subspecies of Schwartz's myotis, ''Myotis martiniquensis'', but was elevated to species rank in 2012. Taxonomy and etymology ...

'' LaVal & Schwartz, 1974 - Barbados myotis ** ''

Myotis occultus The Arizona myotis (''Myotis occultus'') is a vesper bat species inhabiting much of the southwestern United States and central Mexico as far south as the Distrito Federal. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1909 by Amer ...

'' Hollister, 1909 - Arizona myotis ** ''

Myotis oxyotus The montane myotis (''Myotis oxyotus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, Repúbli ...

'' (Peters, 1867) - montane myotis ** ''

Myotis peninsularis The peninsular myotis (''Myotis peninsularis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to northwestern Mexico, found only within Baja California Sur state on the southern Baja California Peninsula. Its habitats include the southern Peninsular ...

'' Miller, 1898 - peninsular myotis ** ''

Myotis pilosatibialis 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 ...

'' LaVal, 1973 - northern hairy-legged myotis ** ''

Myotis planiceps The flat-headed myotis (''Myotis planiceps'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Mexico where it is found in certain montane forests in the Sierra Madre Oriental in the northeast of the country. Once thought to be extinct, this bat was ...

'' Baker, 1955 - flat-headed myotis ** ''

Myotis riparius The riparian myotis (''Myotis riparius''), is a vespertilionid bat species from South and Central America. It is a medium-sized bat compared to other South American myotis. Taxonomy The riparian myotis was originally described as a subspecies of ...

'' Handley, 1960 - riparian myotis ** ''

Myotis ruber The red myotis (''Myotis ruber'') is a vesper bat species found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It s ...

'' (E. Geoffroy, 1806) - red myotis ** ''

Myotis septentrionalis ''Myotis septentrionalis'', known as the northern long-eared bat or northern myotis, is a species of bat native to North America. There are no recognized subspecies. The northern long-eared bat is about 3–3.7 inches in length, with a wingspan ...

'' (Trouessart, 1897) - northern long-eared bat, northern myotis ** ''

'' (Kastschenko, 1905) - Siberian bat or Siberian whiskered myotis ** ''

Myotis simus The velvety myotis (''Myotis simus''), is a species of vesper bat from South America. Description The velvety myotis is a small bat, although of average size for a myotine, with a total length of and weighing between . It has short, velvety, o ...

'' Thomas, 1901 - velvety myotis ** ''

Myotis sodalis The Indiana bat (''Myotis sodalis'') is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is grey, black, or chestnut in colo ...

'' Miller and Allen, 1928 - Indiana bat ** ''

Myotis thysanodes The fringed myotis (''Myotis thysanodes'') is a species of vesper bat that is found in British Columbia, Mexico, and the western United States. Description ''Myotis thysanodes,'' or the fringed myotis, has the shortest ears of the long-eared my ...

'' Miller, 1897 - fringed myotis ** '' Myotis velifer'' (J.A. Allen, 1890) - cave myotis ** ''

Myotis vivesi ''Myotis vivesi'', the fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis, is a species of bat that lives around the Gulf of California, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. It is the largest species of the genus ''Myotis'' in the Americas, and has exceptional ...

'' Menegaux, 1901 - fish-eating bat, fish-eating myotis ** ''

Myotis volans The long-legged myotis (''Myotis volans'') is a species of vesper bat that can be found in western Canada, Mexico, and the western United States. Description ''Myotis volans'' is a species of bat found in Order Chiroptera, Family Vespertillion ...

'' (H. Allen, 1866) - long-legged myotis ** ''

Myotis yumanensis The Yuma myotis (''Myotis yumanensis'') is a species of vesper bat native to western North America. Description The Yuma myotis is a relatively small myotis, measuring in head-body length, with an average wingspan of and a weight of about . T ...

'' (H. Allen, 1864) - Yuma myotis * Unclassified & dubious species: ** ''

Myotis australis The Australian myotis (''Myotis australis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Australia. This taxa may not represent a valid species. Only one specimen has ever been documented, supposedly from New South Wales. This specimen may h ...

'' (Dobson, 1878) - Australian myotis (disputed species) ** ''

Myotis oreias The Singapore whiskered bat (''Vespertilio oreias'') is or was a possible species of vesper bat endemic to Singapore. No specimens have been found since its original scientific description in 1840 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Temminck. Modern ana ...

'' (Temminck, 1840) - Singapore whiskered bat

Notes

References

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