Myotis badius

M. P. Tiunov, Kruskop, & Feng Jiang, 2011

Chestnut Myotis

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Tiunov, M.P., Kruskop, S.V. and Feng, J. 2011-12. A new mouse-eared bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from south China. Acta Chiropterologica 13(2):271-278.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.3161/150811011X624758

Original name as described

Myotis badius

Type material

IBSS u-88

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Dashi Cave, near Shicaohe village, Shuanghe Town, Yunnan Province, China (24°29'N, 102°22'E)"

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

recently described as a unique species, but was recently suggested to be a synonym of M. alticraniatus; however, the species was recently revalidated based on morphology and genetic data, although the genetic data suggests that M. badius, M. kalkaoe, and M. alticraniatus have very low genetic divergence; further research is needed to determine the taxonomic status of these three taxa

Taxonomy notes citation

Tiunov, M.P., Kruskop, S.V. and Feng, J. 2011. A new mouse-eared bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from south China. Acta Chiropterologica 13(2):271-278. doi:10.3161/150811011X624758 · Ruedi, M., Saikia, U., Thabah, A., Görföl, T., Thapa, S. and 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 101(4):465-480. doi:10.1007/s42991-020-00081-3 · Tiunov, M.P., Liu, S., Feng, J., Soisook, P. and Jiang, T.-l. 2025. A new species of Myotis from China with notes on the siligorensis species group (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). ZooKeys 1258:333-356. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1258.145290

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1007004

Country distribution map

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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.

Myotis badius

M. P. Tiunov, Kruskop, & Feng Jiang, 2011

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

badius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IBSS u-88

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Ruedi, Saikia, Thabah, Görföl, Thapa & Csorba (2021:468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59200)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85342628/85342633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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