Myotis pequinius

O. Thomas, 1908

Peking 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

Thomas, O. 1908-10-30. The Duke of Bedford's zoological exploration in eastern Asia.-X. List of mammals from the provinces of Chih-li and Shan-si, N. China. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908(3):635-646.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938831

Original name as described

Myotis (Leuconoe) pequinius

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1908.8.7.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d12c4fdf-cac6-4026-bdba-7a04d6c8a8fb

Type locality

"Cave 30 miles [= 48 km] W. of Peking [Hopeh, China]. 600' [= 183 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005452

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 (Leuconoe) pequinius

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pequinius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.8.7.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d12c4fdf-cac6-4026-bdba-7a04d6c8a8fb

Authority page

637

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938831

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14190/22066613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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