Myotis davidii
(W. C. H. Peters, 1869)
David'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. 1869. Bemerkungen über neue oder weniger bekannte Flederthiere, besonders des Pariser Museums. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869:393-408.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36276615Original name as described
Vespertilio Davidii
Type material
MNHN-ZM-MO-1987-296
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1987-296Type locality
"Peking (China)."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Croatia · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Syria · Iraq · Iran · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · China · Mongolia · South Korea
Taxonomy notes
includes aurascens and hajastanicus and has been considered to included M. nipalensis, but this species was recently recognized as distinct; aurascens and davidii are tentatively considered synonyms here, although some recent authors have suggested that this arrangement is premature; given the the uncertainty surrounding the taxonomy of this group, aurascens and davidii are still considered conspecific here following the trends in recent literature, although further research is certainly needed
Taxonomy notes citation
Mayer, F., Dietz, C., & Kiefer, A. (2007). Molecular species identification boosts bat diversity. Frontiers in zoology, 4(1), 4. · Dietz, C., Gazaryan, A., Papov, G., Dundarova, H., & Mayer, F. (2016). Myotis hajastanicus is a local vicariant of a widespread species rather than a critically endangered endemic of the Sevan lake basin (Armenia). Mammalian Biology, 81(5), 518-522. · Benda, P., Abi Said, M. R., Jaoude, I. B., Karanouh, R., Lučan, R. K., Sadek, R., ... & Horáček, I. (2016). Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 13. Review of distribution and ectoparasites of bats in Lebanon. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 80, 207-316. · Ruedi, M., Saikia, U., Thabah, A., Görföl, T., Thapa, S., & Csorba, G. (2021). Molecular and morphological revision of small Myotinae from the Himalayas shed new light on the poorly known genus Submyotodon (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Mammalian Biology, 101(4), 465-480. · Dzeverin, I. (2023). Synonymisation of Myotis aurascens with M. davidii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) is Premature. Zoodiversity, 57(1), 19-28. · Liu, T., Jia, J., Liu, L., Wang, J., Chen, W., Miao, G., ... & Feng, J. (2023). New Insights into the Taxonomy of Myotis Bats in China Based on Morphology and Multilocus Phylogeny. Diversity, 15(7), 805.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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