Dark-nosed small-footed myotis

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Dark-nosed small-footed myotis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. melanorhinus
Binomial name
Myotis melanorhinus
Merriam, 1890
Distribution of Myotis melanorhinus1.png

The dark-nosed small-footed myotis (Myotis melanorhinus) is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 1890, and indigenous to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. [2] While the International Union for Conservation of Nature suggests that M. melanorhinus is uncommon, the species nonetheless enjoys an extensive habitat, at least encompassing British Columbia, central Mexico, and Oklahoma. [1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. (2017). "Myotis melanorhinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T136784A22033542. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136784A22033542.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 511. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0 . Retrieved 2012-09-27.

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