Myotis formosus

(Hodgson, 1835)

Black-and-orange Myotis

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1835. Synopsis of the Vespertilionidæ of Nipal. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (2)4:699-701.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37189993

Original name as described

Vespertilio formosa

Other common names

Hodgson's Bat · Hodgson's Myotis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.141

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3501dacc-5e43-4d45-9a7a-588091797abc

Type locality

"Nipal [= Nepal]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Vietnam · Taiwan

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. bartelsii, M. rufoniger, M. rufopictus, and M. weberi; includes flavus, which has been recognized as a distinct species in the past

Taxonomy notes citation

Jiang, T., Sun, K., Chou, C., Zhang, Z., & Feng, J. (2010). First record of Myotis flavus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from mainland China and a reassessment of its taxonomic status. Zootaxa, 2414(1), 41-51. · Csorba, G., Chou, C. H., Ruedi, M., Görföl, T., Motokawa, M., Wiantoro, S., ... & Furey, N. (2014). The reds and the yellows: a review of Asian Chrysopteron Jentink, 1910 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Myotis). Journal of Mammalogy, 95(4), 663-678.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005408

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 formosa

(Hodgson, 1835)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

formosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.141

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3501dacc-5e43-4d45-9a7a-588091797abc

Authority page

700

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37189993

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Myotis flavus

Shamel, 1944

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

flavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:239908

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc40d5ae-66df-4c9e-85b3-0800cbf80581

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Vespertilio dobsoni

(J. Anderson, 1881)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

dobsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZSI 15582, ZSI 15583

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

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

Vespertilio Andersoni

(Trouessart, 1897)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

andersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZSI 15582, ZSI 15583

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

129

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404809

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Vespertilio auratus

(Dobson, 1871)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15587

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

180

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Kerivoula pallida

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15654 through ZSI 15657

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534706

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Myotis formosus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

formosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Csorba, Chou, Ruedi, Görföl, Motokawa, Wiantoro, Thong, Son, Lin & Furey (2014:669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18662)
  6. Ruedi, Csorba, Lin & Chou (2015:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21775)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85736120/95642290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis formosus formosus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

formosus

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 (2019:950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis formosus flavus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

flavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

950

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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