Myotis auriculus

R. H. Baker & Stains, 1955

Southwestern Myotis

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Location:USA, AZ, Coconino co., near FlagstaffDate taken:Jul 1, 2018

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Myotinae
Genus : Myotis
Subgenus : Pizonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Baker, R.H. and Stains, H.J. 1955. A new long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) from northeastern México. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 9(3):81-84.

Original name as described

Myotis evotis auriculus

Type material

KU:M:55110

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"10 mi. [= 16 km] W and 2 mi. [= 3.2 km] S Piedra, 1200 ft. [= 366 m], Sierra de Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, " Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ, NM)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

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