Myotis keenii

(C. H. Merriam, 1895)

Keen's 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

Merriam, C.H. 1895-09-01. Bats of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. The American Naturalist 29(345):860-861.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41521071

Original name as described

Vespertilio subulatus keenii

Type material

USNM:MAMM:72922

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3001b129d-06f0-4aa6-abd2-b2abcee5ea66

Type locality

"Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands [= Haida Gwaii], B[ritish]. C[olumbia].," Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA)

Taxonomy notes

status was re-affirmed by the Global Bat Taxonomy Working Group (Upham et al. 2022) after being questioned by Lausen et al. (2019), the questioning rebutted by Morales et al. (2021), and the rebuttal rebuted by Lausen et al. (2021). The burden of proof is on overturning the species-level status of Myotis keenii, which has been recognized consistently by taxonomic authorities since 1979 and is thus the prevailing usage in need of refutation.

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/1005425

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 subulatus keenii

(C. H. Merriam, 1895)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

keenii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:72922

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3001b129d-06f0-4aa6-abd2-b2abcee5ea66

Authority page

860

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41521071

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Myotis keeni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

keeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

64

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Myotis keenii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

keenii

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. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14171/22055579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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