Myotis mystacinus

(Kuhl, 1817)

Common 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

Kuhl, H. 1817. Die deutschen Fledermäuse. None, Hanau, 67 pp.

Authority publication link

https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-91692

Original name as described

Vespertilio mystacinus

Other common names

Common Whiskered Bat · Whiskered Bat · Whiskered Myotis

Type material

ZMB 461

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Hanau, Germany.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Ireland · United Kingdom · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Portugal · Spain · France · Luxembourg · Belgium · Netherlands · Germany · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Hungary · Poland · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania? · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Lebanon?

Taxonomy notes

previously included aurascens, which is now regarded as synonyms of M. davidii; has also included M. nipalensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Mayer, F., Dietz, C., & Kiefer, A. (2007). Molecular species identification boosts bat diversity. Frontiers in zoology, 4(1), 4. · Benda, P., Abi Said, M. R., Jaoude, I. B., Karanouh, R., Lučan, R. K., Sadek, R., ... & Horáček, I. (2016). Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 13. Review of distribution and ectoparasites of bats in Lebanon. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 80, 207-316. · Ruedi, M., Saikia, U., Thabah, A., Görföl, T., Thapa, S., & Csorba, G. (2021). Molecular and morphological revision of small Myotinae from the Himalayas shed new light on the poorly known genus Submyotodon (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Mammalian Biology.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005444

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 mystacinus Varietas nigricans

(Fatio, 1869)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigricans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MHNG 713.21

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15596579

Authority publication

Genève

Name usages

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

Myotis mystacinus occidentalis

Benda in Benda & K. A. Tsytsulina, 2000

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:19664

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

360

Authority publication

Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Brachyotus mystacinus var. nigricans

(C. Koch, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigricans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

SMF:MAMM:4256

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512883

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

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

Brachyotus mystacinus var. rufofuscus

(C. Koch, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rufofuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4257

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512883

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

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

Vespertilio mystacinus

(Kuhl, 1817)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mystacinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 461

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Hanau

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Lesson (1827:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Temminck (1840:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  4. Lesson (1842:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Crespon (1844:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  6. Schinz (1844:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  7. Gervais (1849:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)

Vespertilio nystacinus

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nystacinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

136

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Myotis mystacinus

Bianchi, 1922

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mystacinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

216

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482831

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

  1. Bianchi (1922:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:189, 190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  6. Happold & Happold (2013:700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14134/22052250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis mystacinus mystacinus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mystacinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis mystacina

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mystacina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

428

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Vespertilio collaris

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

collaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528934

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Schinz (1844:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio schinzii

(Brehm, 1827)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

schinzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Ornis

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio humeralis

(Baillon, 1834)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

humeralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

50

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société Zoologique d'Abbeville

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Schrankii

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

schrankii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703452

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

Vespertilio lugubris

(Fatio, 1869)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lugubris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15596582

Authority publication

Genève

Name usages

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

Vespertilio mystacinus, nigro-fuscus

(Fitzinger, 1871)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigrofuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

217

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317330

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.