Myotis planiceps

R. H. Baker, 1955

Flat-headed 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

Baker, R.H. 1955-12-31. A new species of bat (genus Myotis) from Coahuila, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 68:165-166.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549649

Original name as described

Myotis planiceps

Type material

KU:M:48242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=921256e2-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Type locality

"7 mi. [= 11 km] S and 4 mi. [= 6 km] E Bella Unión, 7200 ft. [= 2195 m], Coahuila," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005458

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 planiceps

R. H. Baker, 1955

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

planiceps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:48242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=921256e2-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549649

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14191/22066742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis planicpes

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

planicpes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #400000287

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)

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