Myotis nipalensis

(Dobson, 1871)

Nepal 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

Dobson, G.E. 1871. Notes on nine new species of Indian and Indo-Chinese Vespertilionidae, with remarks on the synonymy and classification of some other species of the same family. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1871:210-215.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12393596

Original name as described

Vespertilio Nipalensis

Type material

ZSI 155573

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Kathmandu, Nepal."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · Myanmar

Taxonomy notes

has been included under M. davidii; may include under M. ancricola and M. annatessae based on molecular data, but this remains to be fully tested

Taxonomy notes citation

Mayer, F., Dietz, C., & Kiefer, A. (2007). Molecular species identification boosts bat diversity. Frontiers in zoology, 4(1), 4. · Dietz, C., Gazaryan, A., Papov, G., Dundarova, H., & Mayer, F. (2016). Myotis hajastanicus is a local vicariant of a widespread species rather than a critically endangered endemic of the Sevan lake basin (Armenia). Mammalian Biology, 81(5), 518-522. · 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/1006524

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 Pallidiventris

(B. H. Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pallidiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405521

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1844:286, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Nipalensis

(Dobson, 1871)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 155573

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12393596

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Myotis meinertzhageni

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

meinertzhageni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.3.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a68b0a5-b3b3-4522-8bde-7a8ae97a14eb

Authority page

609

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Myotis mystacinus kukunorensis

Bobrinski, 1929

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

kukunorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2147

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

221

Authority publication

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

Myotis mystacinus kukunoriensis

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

kukunoriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722441

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

M. m. nipalensis

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Myotis nipalensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Amr, Abu Baker & Qumsiyeh (2006:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9028)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136495/21976309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis nipalensis nipalensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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