Myotis muricola

(J. E. Gray, 1847)

Nepalese Whiskered 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

Gray, J.E. 1847-01-22. Catalogue of the Specimens and Drawings of Mammalia and Birds of Nepal and Thibet, presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. to the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History), British Museum Catalogue, 156 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23852758

Original name as described

Vespertilio muricola

Other common names

Nepalese Whiskered Bat · Whiskered Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.143

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4dd65520-75b6-4071-9332-98c8a4104ee0

Type locality

Nepal.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic · Australasia

Country distribution

Nepal · India · Bhutan · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines

Taxonomy notes

previously included Submyotodon caliginosus (along with blanfordi), S. latirostris, and S. moupinensis; tentatively includes browni, which may represent a distinct species but further research is needed to confirm this

Taxonomy notes citation

Zhang, Z., Tan, X., Sun, K., Liu, S., Xu, L., & Feng, J. (2009). Molecular systematics of the Chinese Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) inferred from cytochrome-b sequences. Mammalia, 73(4), 323-330. · Ruedi, M., Csorba, G., Lin, L. K., & Chou, C. H. (2015). Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Taiwan and adjacent China. Zootaxa, 3920(1), 301-342.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005442

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.

Myotis browni

E. H. Taylor, 1934

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

browni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-241833

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-241833

Authority page

288

Authority publication

Monographs of the Bureau of Science

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis herrei

E. H. Taylor, 1934

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

herrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-241834

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-241834

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Monographs of the Bureau of Science

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)

Myotis patriciae

E. H. Taylor, 1934

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

patriciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-241837

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-241837

Authority page

286

Authority publication

Monographs of the Bureau of Science

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Vespertilio muricola

(J. E. Gray, 1847)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

muricola

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.143

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4dd65520-75b6-4071-9332-98c8a4104ee0

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23852758

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Myotis niasensis

Lyon, 1916

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

niasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121876

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39fc41420-9919-43af-ba88-caec340505a5

Authority page

441

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765713

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Vespertilio (Pternopterus) lobipes

(W. C. H. Peters, 1868)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lobipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3400

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

706

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36510985

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Myotis muricola

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

muricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85537578/22065403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis muricola browni

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

browni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Myotis muricola herrei

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

herrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Myotis muricola muricola

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

muricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Myotis muricola niasensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

niasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Myotis muricola patriciae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

patriciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

tralatitus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tralatitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

512

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio tralatitius

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tralatitius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

228, pl. 57

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Temminck (1840:228, pl. 57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)

Vespertilio muricola

(Hodgson, 1841)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

muricola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126976

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

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

Kerivoula trilatitoides

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

trilatitoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729612

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

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