Myotis insularum

(Dobson, 1878)

Insular 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Dobson, G.E. 1878-06-15. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Taylor and Francis, British Museum Catalogue, 567 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695379

Original name as described

Vespertilio insularum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1866.12.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6892494b-37f1-4ef2-bd3a-eeb060cdbfd6

Type locality

Samoa.

Biogeographic realm

Oceania (Biorealm)

Country distribution

Samoa

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005422

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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 insularum

(Dobson, 1878)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

insularum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1866.12.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6892494b-37f1-4ef2-bd3a-eeb060cdbfd6

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695379

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Myotis insularum

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

insularum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

188

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14169/22055968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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