Myotis evotis

(H. Allen, 1864)

Long-eared 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

Allen, H. 1864-06. Monograph of the bats of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 7(1):1-85.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817110

Original name as described

Vespertilio evotis

Other common names

Western Long-eared Bat · Western Long-eared Myotis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:5389

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by G. S. Miller, Jr. in 1897 to "Monterey, Cal[ifornia].," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(ND,MT,WY,CO,NM,AZ,CA,NV,UT,ID,WA,OR)

Taxonomy notes

does not include M. keenii after the recommendation of Upham et al. (2022) and awaiting the gathering of further evidence

Taxonomy notes citation

Upham, N. S. and Francis, C. M. on behalf of the G. B. T. W. G. of the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group (2022). On the taxonomy of Myotis keenii and Myotis evotis. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7336341 · Lausen, C. L., Proctor, M., Nagorsen, D. W., Burles, D., Paetkau, D., Harmston, E., Blejwas, K., Govindarajulu, P., & Friis, L. (2019). Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 97(3), 267–279. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2018-0113 · Morales, A. E., Fenton, M. B., Carstens, B. C., & Simmons, N. B. (2021). Comment on “Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species.” Canadian Journal of Zoology, 99(5), 415–422. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2020-0048 · Lausen, C. L., Proctor, M. F., Paetkau, D., Nagorsen, D. W., Govindarajulu, P., Burles, D., & Blejwas, K. (2021). Reply to the comment by Morales et al. On “Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species.” Canadian Journal of Zoology, 99(5), 423–432. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2020-0266

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005404

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 chrysonotus

(J. A. Allen, 1896)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

chrysonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MS-11645

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11645

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1896:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)

Myotis milleri

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

milleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:10846

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=170f6c31-19ee-4925-bf9f-2f9ae35413a9

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638264

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Myotis evotis pacificus

Dalquest, 1943

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:94173

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:94173

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34564528

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis evotis jonesorum

R. W. Manning, 1993

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

jonesorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TTU-M60269

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55561770

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis micronyx

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1909

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

micronyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:146044

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/339165bc2-641a-4520-b762-0ec1999247ea

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329917

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Vespertilio evotis

(H. Allen, 1864)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

evotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:5389

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817110

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Myotis evotis chrysonotus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

chrysonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

373

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806310

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:373, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis evotis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

evotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

372

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806309

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Orr (1949:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:186, 187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14157/22059133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis evotis evotis

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

evotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

372

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806309

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis evotis micronyx

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

micronyx

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 (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis evotis milleri

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

milleri

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 (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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