Myotis velifer

(J. A. Allen, 1890)

Cave 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

Allen, J.A. 1890-12-10. Notes on collections of mammals made in central and southern Mexico, by Dr. Audley C. Buller, with descriptions of new species of the genera Vespertilio, Sciurus and Lepus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 3(11):175-194.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/845

Original name as described

Vespertilio velifer

Type material

AMNH MO-2135, AMNH MS-2696

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-2135 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2696

Type locality

"Sta. [= Santa] Cruz del Valle, Guadalajara, Jalisco," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras

Subregion distribution

USA(NE,KS,OK,TX,AZ,NM,CA,NV)

Taxonomy notes

includes peninsularis

Taxonomy notes citation

Nájera-Cortazar, L. A., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & De Luna, E. (2015). An analysis of Myotis peninsularis (Vespertilionidae) blending morphometric and genetic datasets. Acta Chiropterologica, 17(1), 37-47.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005481

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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 incautus

(J. A. Allen, 1896)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

incautus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-12214, AMNH MO-10566

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12214 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-10566

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Vespertilio velifer

(J. A. Allen, 1890)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

velifer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-2135, AMNH MS-2696

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-2135 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2696

Authority page

177

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Myotis peninsularis

G. S. Miller, 1898

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

peninsularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.1.59

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/99ab5e2f-42dc-466a-957e-28ce3d2b029e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ac19dd6c-6f75-4522-ae1a-95ccbeec6b4d

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19335899

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14189/22066405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis velifer brevis

T. A. Vaughan, 1954

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brevis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:22631

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=90fd9bd8-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

509

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2992943

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Myotis velifer grandis

Hayward, 1970

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:52737

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=923bab22-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Western New Mexico Univ. Res. Sci.

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis californicus jaliscensis

Menegaux, 1901

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

jaliscensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1901-612

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1901-612

Authority page

321

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5029228

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Myotis magnamolaris

Choate & E. R. Hall, 1967

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

magnamolaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMU 61722

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

531

Authority publication

The American Midland Naturalist

Myotis velifer

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

velifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14208/22063586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis velifer incautus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

incautus

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 (2019:938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis velifer magnamolaris

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

magnamolaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Myotis velifer velifer

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

velifer

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 (2019:938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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