Myotis goudotii

(A. Smith, 1834)

Malagasy 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

Smith, A. 1834. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)3(2):233-256.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968362

Original name as described

Vespertilio Goudotii

Other common names

Malagasy Mouse-eared Bat

Type locality

Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed from 'goudoti' to 'goudotii' to match original description

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005412

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 Madagascariensis

(Tomes, 1858)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

madagascariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.503

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7016185-6bd2-447b-853b-7a039e4b7cfc https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7016185-6bd2-447b-853b-7a039e4b7cfc/1677110400000

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271571

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Myotis Goudoti

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

goudoti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108295

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:209, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16321)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14163/22056541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis goudotii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

goudotii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

953

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Vespertilio Goudotii

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

goudotii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968362

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Vespertilio sylvicola

(A. Grandidier, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

sylvicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33761477

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

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

Vespertilio goudotii

(G. M. Allen, 1939)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

goudotii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782181

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

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