Chestnut myotis
| Chestnut myotis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. badius
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| Binomial name | |
| Myotis badius Tiunov, Kruskop and Feng, 2011
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| Distribution of Myotis badius | |
The chestnut myotis (Myotis badius) is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in South Asia.[2]
Taxonomy[]
The bat's initial holotype and paratypes were found in the , Xianren, , and across the Yunnan province in China. Further analysis and comparison of these specimens with other Myotis species suggested that the Yunnan specimens possessed characteristics of baculum morphology and cranial proportions that made them a distinct species.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jiang, T.L.; Feng, J. (2019). "Myotis badius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T85342628A85342633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T85342628A85342633.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Myotis badius". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ Tiunov, Mikhail P.; Kruskop, Sergei V.; Feng, Jiang (December 2011). "A New Mouse-Eared Bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from South China". Acta Chiropterologica. 13 (2): 271–278. doi:10.3161/150811011X624758. ISSN 1508-1109.
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