Fringed long-footed myotis

Fringed long-footed myotis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Myotis
Species:	M. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Myotis fimbriatus Peters, 1871
Fringed long-footed myotis range (does not include taiwanensis)
Synonyms [2] [3]
Vespertilio fimbriatusPeters in Swinhoe, 1870 [4] Myotis taiwanensisÄrnbäck-Christie-Lide, 1908 Myotis hirsutusPowell, 1926 Myotis fimbriatusTate 1941 Myotis taiwanensis Lin et al., 2004 Myotis adversus taiwanensisSimmons, 2005

The fringed long-footed myotis (Myotis fimbriatus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. ^[5]

The fringed long-footed myotis is described as having short, thick, brown fur with pale whitish fur ventrally. ^[6] A captured female was measured with ears that were 14.4 mm long, a forearm 42.2 mm long, and a weight of 9.9 grams. ^[6] Myotis fimbriatus is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN as of 2008. In 2000, Myotis fimbriatus was listed as being "lower risk/near threatened". ^[1]

The species Myotis taiwanensis, initially described as a subspecies of the large-footed bat (Myotis adversus) and reclassified into its own species in 2010, is now thought to be a subspecies of M. fimbriatus. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Jiang, T.L.; Feng, J. (2019). "Myotis fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T85735587A22058886. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T85735587A22058886.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Allen, Glover M. (1938). "Myotis fimbriatus (Peters)". The Mammals of China and Mongolia. Vol. pt.1. New York: The American Museum of Natural History. pp. 214–215.
3. Ruedi, Manuel; Csorba, Gábor; Lin, Liang-Kong; Chou, Cheng-Han (2015). "Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Taiwan and adjacent China". Zootaxa. 3920 (1): 321–322. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.6. PMID   25781252.
4. Swinhoe, Robert (1870). "Catalogue of the Mammals of China (south of the River Yangtsze) and of the Island of Formosa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1870 (42): 617.
5. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
6. "Myotis fimbriatus".
7. Han, Nai-Jian; Zhang, Jin-Shuo; Reardon, Terry; Lin, Liang-Kong; Zhang, Jun-Peng; Zhang, Shu-Yi (December 2010). "Revalidation of Myotis taiwanensis Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde 1908 and Its Molecular Relationship with M. adversus (Horsfield 1824) (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera)" . Acta Chiropterologica. 12 (2): 449–456. doi:10.3161/150811010X538016. ISSN   1508-1109.
8. "ITIS - Report: Myotis fimbriatus taiwanensis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-27.