Fringed long-footed myotis

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.[5]

Fringed long-footed myotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Myotis fimbriatus
Peters, 1871
Fringed long-footed myotis range (does not include taiwanensis)
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Vespertilio fimbriatus Peters in Swinhoe, 1870[2]
  • Myotis taiwanensis Ärnbäck-Christie-Lide, 1908
  • Myotis hirsutus Powell, 1926
  • Myotis fimbriatus Tate 1941
  • Myotis taiwanensis Lin et al., 2004
  • Myotis adversus taiwanensis Simmons, 2005

The fringed long-footed myotis is described as having short, thick, brown fur with pale whitish fur ventrally.[6] 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.[6] 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".[1]

The species Myotis taiwanensis, initially described as a subspecies of the large-footed bat (Myotis adversus) and reclassified into its own species in 2010, is now thought to be a subspecies of M. fimbriatus.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jiang, T.L.; Feng, J. (2019). "Myotis fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T85735587A22058886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T85735587A22058886.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Swinhoe, Robert (1870). "Catalogue of the Mammals of China (south of the River Yangtsze) and of the Island of Formosa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1870 (42): 617.
  3. ^ Allen, Glover M. (1938). "Myotis fimbriatus (Peters)". The Mammals of China and Mongolia. Vol. pt.1. New York: The American Museum of Natural History. pp. 214–215.
  4. ^ Ruedi, Manuel; Csorba, Gábor; Lin, Liang-Kong; Chou, Cheng-Han (2015). "Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Taiwan and adjacent China". Zootaxa. 3920 (1): 321–322. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.6. PMID 25781252.
  5. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  6. ^ a b "Myotis fimbriatus".
  7. ^ Han, Nai-Jian; Zhang, Jin-Shuo; Reardon, Terry; Lin, Liang-Kong; Zhang, Jun-Peng; Zhang, Shu-Yi (December 2010). "Revalidation of Myotis taiwanensis Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde 1908 and Its Molecular Relationship with M. adversus (Horsfield 1824) (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera)". Acta Chiropterologica. 12 (2): 449–456. doi:10.3161/150811010X538016. ISSN 1508-1109.
  8. ^ "ITIS - Report: Myotis fimbriatus taiwanensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-27.