Myotis californicus

(Audubon & Bachman, 1842)

California Myotis

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Audubon, J.J. and Bachman, J. 1842. Descriptions of new species of quadrupeds inhabiting North America. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):280-323.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623283

Original name as described

Vespertilio californicus

Other common names

Californian Myotis

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"California," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico · Guatemala

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR,ID,MT,CA,NV,UT,CO,AZ,NM,TX)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005383

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.

Vespertilio tenuidorsalis

(H. Allen, 1866)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tenuidorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1839

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

283

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1861743

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Vespertilio exilis

(H. Allen, 1866)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1841

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

283

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1861743

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Vespertilio agilis

(H. Allen, 1866)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1874

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1861742

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Vespertilio californicus

(Audubon & Bachman, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623283

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Vespertilio mexicanus

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 515.85

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264574

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Myotis californicus stephensi

Dalquest, 1946

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:16657

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:16657

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34566213

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis californicus quercinus

H. W. Grinnell, 1914

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

quercinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:6939

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:6939

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524717

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

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

Vespertilio oregonensis

(H. Allen, 1864)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oregonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:5402, USNM:MAMM:5405, USNM:MAMM:5512 (= USNM:MAMM:A37335), USNM:MAMM:5537

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/311d05cb1-b667-40a0-bee2-a98b8bbb8f8a http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31cbbf218-29db-4833-adc7-8f7ee11e1042

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817123

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Vespertilio nitidus

(H. Allen, 1862)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:5437 (= USNM:MAMM:1981)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f89f22a-de77-486d-acb3-875cb75c6d3d

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951719

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. True (1885:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Myotis californicus caurinus

G. S. Miller, 1897

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:72219

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36f96692f-f552-473d-8077-f1aa6fbc70f4

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540563

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:377, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis californicus pallidus

Stephens, 1900

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:99829

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38703427d-dfe7-4949-8e95-7f05e19dd980

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308269

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Vespertilio californianus

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

californianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Schinz (1844:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Myotis californicus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806313

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14150/22061366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis californicus californicus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806313

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis californicus mexicanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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