Insular myotis

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Insular myotis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. insularum
Binomial name
Myotis insularum
Dobson, 1878

The insular myotis (Myotis insularum) is one of over 100 of species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis. It is found in possibly American Samoa and possibly Samoa.

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References

  1. Helgen, K.; Bonaccorso, F.J. (2020). "Myotis insularum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T14169A22055968. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T14169A22055968.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.