Myotis oxyotus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Montane Myotis

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Myotinae
Genus : Myotis
Subgenus : Pizonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:16-25.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052569

Original name as described

Vespertilio oxyotus

Type material

LACM:Mamm:36878

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lacm/mammals?id=e80df7e9-bf5e-4dee-93a6-3c8ecfe663fb

Type locality

"Chimborazo, in einer Höhe von 9 bis 10, 000 Fuss, " Chimborazo, Ecuador. Base on neotype selection, restricted by R. K. LaVal in 1973 to "Gruta Rumichaca, 2 mi E La Paz, Carchi, Ecuador, elevation 2600 m."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included populations now attributed to M. huariorum

Taxonomy notes citation

Díaz, D. R., Medina, C. E., Arias, S., López, E., & Carrión Bonilla, C. A. (2025). A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the coastal desert of southern Peru. Journal of Mammalogy, gyaf028.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005450

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 oxyotus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxyotus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LACM:Mamm:36878

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lacm/mammals?id=e80df7e9-bf5e-4dee-93a6-3c8ecfe663fb

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052569

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Myotis Thomasi

Cabrera, 1901

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 882

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

370

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743423

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

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

Myotis oxyotus gardneri

LaVal, 1973

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

gardneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:12924

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-12924

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Bulletin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis oxyotus

J. A. Allen, 1900

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxyotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

227

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1900:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15961)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Anderson (1997:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14187/22067211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis oxyota

Woodman, 1993

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxyotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

545

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

M. o. oxyotus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxyotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Anderson (1997:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis chiloensis oxyotus

O. Thomas, 1928

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxyotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

257

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1928:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19808)

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