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
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/12393596Original 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
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