Myotis lucifugus

(Le Conte in McMurtrie, 1831)

Little Brown Myotis

View of bat hanging from cave roof. Myotis lucifugus lucifugus. Also as Little Brown Bat.
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Location:USA, KY, Boone Co., Hunter's CaveDate taken:Jan 1, 1977

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 224

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

McMurtrie, H. 1831. The Animal Kingdom, Arranged in Conformity with its Organization, by the Baron Cuvier. Volume I. G. & C. & H. Carvill, New York, 448 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834562

Original name as described

Vespertilio lucifugus

Other common names

Little Brown Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.534 (= USNM:MAMM:4741)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/db154e00-257a-456e-8c68-4884ded3d8d7

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by G. S. Miller, Jr. in 1897 to "Georgia, probably southern Liberty County, " USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK, ND, SD, NE, MN, KS, IA, MO, MI, WI, IL, IN, OH, KY, OK, TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, TN, SC, NC, VA, DC, WV, MD, DE, NJ, PA, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME, WA, OR, CA, UT, NV, AZ, NM, CO, WY, MT, ID)

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes alascensis, carissima, pernox, and relictus as subspecies/junior synonyms on the recommendation of Francis et al. (2022) given the current lack of conclusive evidence regarding their genetic distinctiveness, contra the previous conclusion of Morales & Carstens (2018)

Taxonomy notes citation

Morales, A.E. and Carstens, B.C. 2018. Evidence that Myotis lucifugus "subspecies" are five nonsister species, despite gene flow. Systematic Biology 67(5):756-769. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syy010 · Francis, C.M. and Simmons, N.B. 2022. On the taxonomy of Myotis lucifugus. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7338575

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005432

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.

Total: 25 names and synonyms.

Vespertilio lucifugus

(Le Conte in McMurtrie, 1831)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lucifugus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.534 (= USNM:MAMM:4741)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/db154e00-257a-456e-8c68-4884ded3d8d7

Authority page

431

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834562

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Le Conte (1856:436, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15055)
  3. Allen (1864:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36019)
  4. Murray (1866:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Coues (1868:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26288872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15057)
  6. Trouessart (1878:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33975534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58780)
  7. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  8. Merriam (1890:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14545)
  9. Allen (1890:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10046)
  10. Rhoads (1896:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14622)
  11. Allen (1897:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10354)

Vespertilio crassus

(F. Cuvier, 1832)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crassus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122263

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1836:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  2. Temminck (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  3. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Schinz (1844:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  5. Fitzinger (1871:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67513)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio gryphus

(F. Cuvier, 1832)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

gryphus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-1880-1878

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-1880-1878

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122266

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1836:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  2. Temminck (1840:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  3. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Schinz (1844:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  5. Fitzinger (1871:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67513)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio salarii

(F. Cuvier, 1832)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

salarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A6749

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a6749

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122265

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1836:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  2. Temminck (1840:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  3. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Schinz (1844:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  5. Fitzinger (1871:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67513)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio domesticus

(Green, 1832)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

domesticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

290

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Vespertilio lanceolatus

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1839)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lanceolatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

364

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Vespertilio carolii

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

carolii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Tomes (1857:230, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68352)
  4. Fitzinger (1871:234, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67513)
  5. Trouessart (1878:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33975534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58780)
  6. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Virginianus

(Audubon & Bachman, 1841)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

virginianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779195

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Audubon & Bachman (1842:282, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37723)
  2. De Kay (1842:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)
  3. Schinz (1844:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  4. Murray (1866:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Fitzinger (1871:228, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67513)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Caroli

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

caroli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729609

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1843:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)
  2. Schinz (1844:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  3. Le Conte (1856:435, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15055)

Vespertilio brevirostris

(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1862)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7055722

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

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