Myotis lavali

Myotis lavali
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Myotis
Species:	M. lavali
Binomial name
Myotis lavali Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias & de Oliveira, 2011
Distribution of Myotis lavali

LaVal's myotis (Myotis lavali) is a species of bat found in Brazil and Paraguay. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

This species was described from the Myotis nigricans complex in 2011, ^[3] based on museum collections from 3 localities in northeastern Brazil. Later on, additional studies confirmed Myotis lavali as a species, and highlight the co-occurrence with M. nigricans in several locations.

Range and habitat

This species was recorded in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco, Bahia, Piauí, Ceará and the north-eastern and south-western parts of Paraguay. Specimens were observed in different ecosystems such as deciduous forests, Cerrado, Caatinga and Gran Chaco, up to 900 meters of altitude.

References

1. Solari, S. (2017). "Myotis lavali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T88151601A88151604. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T88151601A88151604.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Moratelli, R., & Wilson, D. E. 2013
3. Moratelli, R., Peracchi, A. L., Dias, D., & de Oliveira, J. A. 2011

Literature cited

• Moratelli, R., Peracchi, A. L., Dias, D., & de Oliveira, J. A. 2011.Geographic variation in South American populations of Myotis nigricans (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with the description of two new species. Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 76(5), 592-607.
• Moratelli, R., & Wilson, D. E. 2013. Distribution and natural history of Myotis lavali (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 94(3), 650-656.