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

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

(''Myotis'') of bats 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 famili ...

. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a

New Latin New Latin (also called Neo-Latin or Modern Latin) is the revival of Literary Latin used in original, scholarly, and scientific works since about 1500. Modern scholarly and technical nomenclature, such as in zoological and botanical taxonomy ...

construction, from the

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"''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (meaning ear), literally translating to "mouse-eared".

Relationships

''Myotis'' has historically been included in the subfamily Vespertilioninae, but was classified in its own subfamily, Myotinae, 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 ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' is a standard reference work in mammalogy giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of mammals. It is now in its third edition, published in late 2005, ...

'', Simmons listed the genera '' Cistugo'' 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, r ...

'' 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 famili ...

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 were ...

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''

telomere A telomere (; ) is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences associated with specialized proteins at the ends of linear chromosomes. Although there are different architectures, telomeres, in a broad sense, are a widespread genetic feature mos ...

s do not shrink with age, and that

telomerase Telomerase, also called terminal transferase, is a ribonucleoprotein that adds a species-dependent telomere repeat sequence to the 3' end of telomeres. A telomere is a region of repetitive sequences at each end of the chromosomes of most euk ...

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 ''

Vice A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character t ...

''; 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 ter ...

s, one containing Old World and the other New World species. The

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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 The Taiwan broad-muzzled bat or Taiwan broad-muzzled myotis (''Submyotodon latirostris'') is a species of vesper bat found in Taiwan. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1932 by Japanese arachnologist Kyukichi Kishida. The holotype ...

'' 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

in 2021. Some differences in taxonomy from the 2005 third edition of ''

''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'' (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, an ...

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

Myotis goudotii The Malagasy mouse-eared bat (''Myotis goudotii'') is a species 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 capabl ...

'' (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. References Mouse-eared bats Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Mammals described in 1923 Bats of Southeast ...

'' 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 West Africa or We ...

'' (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 b ...

'' (Tomes, 1858) - reddish-black myotis ** '' Myotis rufopictus'' (Waterhouse, 1845) - orange-fingered myotis ** ''

Myotis scotti Scott's mouse-eared bat (''Myotis scotti'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Ethiopia, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymology Scott's mouse-eared bat ...

'' 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 f ...

'' (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'' (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 len ...

'' (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'' (Baud, 1979) - southern myotis (disputed species) ** '' Myotis alcathoe'' (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. References Mouse-eared bats Mammals described in 1911 Bats of Asia Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by P ...

'' (Thomas, 1911) - Szechwan myotis ** '' Myotis alticraniatus'' 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 s ...

'' (Kruskop and Tsytsulina, 2001) - Annamit myotis ** ''

Myotis annatessae ''Myotis annatessae'' is a recently described species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to Vietnam and Laos. Taxonomy The species initial holotype was collected at the Song Con River in Vietnam. Description The species re ...

'' 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 dist ...

'' (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 a ...

'' 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, flu ...

'' (Kuhl, 1817) - Bechstein's bat ** '' Myotis blythii'' (Tomes, 1857) - lesser mouse-eared bat ** '' Myotis bombinus'' (Thomas, 1906) - Far Eastern myotis, bombinus bat ** ''

Myotis borneoensis The Bornean whiskered myotis (''Myotis borneoensis'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to Borneo. Taxonomy It was described in 1984 by John Edwards Hill and Charles M. Francis as a subspecies of the Burmese whiskered bat (''M. montivagus ...

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

'' E. H. Taylor, 1934 - Brown's whiskered myotis ** ''

Myotis bucharensis The Bocharic myotis or Bokhara whiskered bat (''Myotis bucharensis'') is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 1950, and indigenous to Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Taxonomy The Bocharic myotis was described ...

'' (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'' (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 E ...

'' Ruedi, Ibáñez, Salicini, Juste & Puechmaille, 2019 - cryptic myotis ** '' Myotis csorbai'' (Topál, 1997) - Csorba's mouse-eared bat ** ''

Myotis dasycneme The pond bat (''Myotis dasycneme'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Eurasia from France to Russia and Kazakhstan. Physical characteristics The bat is medium-sized, with a noticeably short tragus for a species in the genus ''Myotis''. ...

'' (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 ...

'' (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'' Cabrera, 1904 - Escalera's bat ** ''

Myotis federatus The Malaysian whiskered myotis or Malayan whiskered myotis (''Myotis federatus'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to Malaysia, although it may possibly also occur in Indonesia. Taxonomy It was described in 1916 by Oldfield Thomas as a ...

'' Thomas, 1916 - Malaysian whiskered myotis ** '' Myotis fimbriatus'' (Peters, 1871) - fringed long-footed myotis ** ''

Myotis frater The fraternal myotis (''Myotis frater'') is a species of vesper bat native to East Asia. Taxonomy The long-tailed myotis (''M. longicaudatus'') was split as a distinct species by a 2015 study based on molecular evidence. This has also been fo ...

'' G.M. Allen, 1923 - fraternal myotis ** '' Myotis gomantongensis'' Francis and Hill, 1998 - Gomantong myotis ** '' Myotis hajastanicus'' Argyropulo, 1939 - Armenian whiskered bat, Hajastan myotis, Armenian myotis (disputed species) ** '' Myotis hasseltii'' (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. References

Mouse-eared bats Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa ...

'' (Temminck, 1840) - Horsfield's bat ** '' Myotis hoveli'' Harrison, 1964 - Hovel's myotis ** '' Myotis hyrcanicus'' 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'' (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 Afgha ...

'' (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 special ...

'' (Gould, 1854) - southern myotis, large-footed myotis ** '' Myotis macrotarsus'' (Waterhouse, 1845) - pallid large-footed myotis, Philippine large-footed myotis ** ''

Myotis melanorhinus The dark-nosed small-footed myotis (''Myotis melanorhinus'') is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 1890, and indigenous to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. While the International Union for Conser ...

'' 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'' (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'' (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 ...

'' (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 f ...

'' (Kuhl, 1817) - Natterer's bat ** '' Myotis nipalensis'' 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'' Wroughton & Ryley, 1913 - Peyton's myotis ** '' Myotis phanluongi'' Borisenko, Kruskop and Ivanova, 2008 - Phan Luong's myotis ** '' Myotis pilosus'' Peters, 1869 - Rickett's big-footed bat ** '' Myotis pruinosus'' Yoshiyuki, 1971 - frosted myotis ** '' Myotis punicus'' 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. References Mouse-eared bats Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1898 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Bats of Sou ...

'' Thomas, 1898 - Ridley's bat ** '' Myotis rosseti'' (Oey, 1951) - thick-thumbed myotis ** '' Myotis schaubi'' Kormos, 1934 - Schaub's myotis ** '' Myotis secundus'' Ruedi, Csorba, Lin, & Chou , 2015 - long-toed myotis ** '' Myotis sicarius'' Thomas, 1915 - Mandelli's mouse-eared bat ** '' Myotis siligorensis'' (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 t ...

'' Ruedi, Csorba, Lin, & Chou, 2015 - reddish myotis ** '' Myotis sowerbyi'' 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. References Mouse-eared bats Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Mammals described in 1910 Bats of Indonesia ...

'' Thomas, 1910 - Kei myotis ** '' Myotis tschuliensis'' 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 ...

'' 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'': ** ''

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 an ...

'' (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'' (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 River, Mississippi Alluvial Plain of the southeastern United States. Description The southeastern myotis weigh ...

'' (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'' (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 ...

'' (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''" (me ...

'' Moratelli, D. E. Wilson, A. L. Gardner, Fisher, & Gutierrez, 2016 - Clyde Jones's myotis ** '' Myotis cobanensis'' (Goodwin, 1955) - Guatemalan myotis ** '' Myotis diminutus'' 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 ...

'' Thomas, 1902 - Dinelli's myotis ** '' Myotis dominicensis'' Miller, 1902 - Dominican myotis ** '' Myotis elegans'' Hall, 1962 - elegant myotis ** '' Myotis evotis'' (H. Allen, 1864) - long-eared myotis ** '' Myotis findleyi'' Bogan, 1978 - Findley's myotis ** '' Myotis fortidens'' Miller and Allen, 1928 - cinnamon myotis ** '' Myotis grisescens'' A.H. Howell, 1909 - gray bat ** '' Myotis handleyi'' 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 epo ...

'' 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 a ...

'' 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 ...

'' (Merriam, 1895) - Keen's myotis ** '' Myotis larensis'' LaVal, 1973 - Lara myotis ** '' Myotis lavali'' Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias, & Oliveira, 2011 - LaVal's Myotis ** '' Myotis leibii'' (Audubon and Bachman, 1842) - eastern small-footed bat ** '' Myotis levis'' (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- ...

'' (Le Conte, 1831) - little brown bat, little brown myotis ** '' Myotis martiniquensis'' 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 sm ...

'' (Schinz, 1821) - black myotis ** '' Myotis nyctor'' LaVal & Schwartz, 1974 - Barbados myotis ** '' Myotis occultus'' Hollister, 1909 - Arizona myotis ** '' Myotis oxyotus'' (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 Peninsu ...

'' 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''" ( ...

'' LaVal, 1973 - northern hairy-legged myotis ** '' Myotis planiceps'' 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'' (E. Geoffroy, 1806) - red myotis ** '' Myotis septentrionalis'' (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 Myotinae, myotine, with a total length of and weighing between . It has short, v ...

'' Thomas, 1901 - velvety myotis ** '' Myotis sodalis'' Miller and Allen, 1928 - Indiana bat ** '' Myotis thysanodes'' 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'' (H. Allen, 1866) - long-legged myotis ** '' Myotis yumanensis'' (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 ma ...

'' (Dobson, 1878) - Australian myotis (disputed species) ** '' Myotis oreias'' (Temminck, 1840) - Singapore whiskered bat

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References

Literature cited

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