Myotis ater
(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)
Peters's Myotis
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily | : Myotinae |
| Genus | : Myotis |
| Subgenus | : Myotis |
Species status
Authority citation
Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:16-25.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052570Original name as described
Vespertilio ater
Other common names
Small Black Myotis
Type material
ZMB 2952, ZMB 2956, ZMB 3096, ZMB 66981, ZMB 67001, ZMB 67002, ZMB 67003
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
"Ternate [Island]," Moluccas, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Australasia
Country distribution
Vietnam · Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia · Philippines
Taxonomy notes
the species status of M. ater in relation to M. muricola has been in question, but molecular data supports the recognition of the species for now
Taxonomy notes citation
Kruskop, S. V., Solovyeva, E. N., Dudorova, A. V., & Artyushin, I. V. (2023). Same but different: towards taxonomic status of Myotis ater (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the mainland Asia. Mammalia, 87(5), 527-538.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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