Myotis blythii

(Tomes, 1857)

Lesser 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tomes, R.F. 1857-07-14. Descriptions of four undescribed species of bats. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1857:50-54.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32451160

Original name as described

Vespertilio Blythii

Other common names

Lesser Mouse-eared Bat · Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1849.8.16.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4432a427-8333-4f3d-961a-6cc3ccd17212

Type locality

"India, Nassenabad."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Portugal · Spain · France · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Cyprus · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Iraq · Iran · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · China · Mongolia

Taxonomy notes

includes oxygnathus

Taxonomy notes citation

Furman, A., Coraman, E., Çelik, Y. E., Postawa, T., Bachanek, J., & Ruedi, M. (2014). Cytonuclear discordance and the species status of Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii (Chiroptera). Zoologica Scripta, 43(6), 549-561.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005376

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Myotis blythii longicaninus

V. V. Popov, 2004

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

longicaninus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BAS Ms352

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Geodiversitas

Vespertilio Blythii

(Tomes, 1857)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blythii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1849.8.16.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4432a427-8333-4f3d-961a-6cc3ccd17212

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32451160

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Vespertilio africanus

(Dobson, 1875)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1873.4.16.5

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128142

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Myotis myotis omari

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

omari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.4.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/88afea2e-9224-4a81-83a7-df309ad2d878

Authority page

521

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888268

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Myotis myosotis ancilla

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ancilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.5.2.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b2a5b789-2630-4e91-ba22-031ebe1c4498

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31561609

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Myotis myotis risorius

Cheesman, 1921

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

risorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.2.9.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc9b9d39-d1fe-45d1-b3cc-8e0dd99bec66

Authority page

576

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30359225

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio oxygnathus

(Monticelli, 1885)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxygnathus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 4663

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

82

Authority publication

Ann. Accad. Aspir. Naturalisti

Myotis blythii lesviacus

J. G. Iliopoulou-Georgudaki, 1984

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lesviacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUP 3377

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44729370

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio murinoides

(Dobson, 1873)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

murinoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZSI 15586

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35546106

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Dobsonii

(Trouessart, 1878)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dobsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZSI 15586

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33975531

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Myotis blythi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blythi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

63

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Myotis blythii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blythii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

185

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14124/22053297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis blythii ancilla

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ancilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Myotis blythii blythii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blythii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

dobsoni

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dobsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

503

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Myotis blythii omari

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

omari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Myotis oxygnathus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxygnathus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)

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