| Scott's mouse-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. scotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis scotti Thomas, 1927 | |
Scott's mouse-eared bat (Myotis scotti) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Ethiopia, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Scott's mouse-eared bat was described as a new species in 1927 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The eponym for the species name "scotti" was H. H. Scott. Scott had obtained the holotype near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [2]
The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (Myotis) of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "myotis" itself is a Neo-Latin construction, from the Greek "muós and "oûs", literally translating to "mouse-eared".
The greater mouse-eared bat is a European species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
The large-footed bat, large-footed mouse-eared bat or large-footed myotis is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Vanuatu, and possibly Vietnam.
The Beijing mouse-eared bat or Peking myotis is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in China.
The Cape hairy bat, also known as little brown bat, Temminck's mouse-eared bat, Cape myotis, tricoloured mouse-eared bat, Cape hairy myotis, Temminck's hairy bat and three-coloured bat is a species of vesper bat that is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Welwitsch's bat also known as Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat or Welwitsch's myotis is a species of vesper bat native to Africa.
The Malagasy mouse-eared bat is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae that is endemic to Madagascar.
Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: Eudiscopus, Myotis, and Submyotodon. Before the description of Submyotodon and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of Eudiscopus, the only member of Myotinae was Myotis.
Kock's mouse-eared bat is a species of mouse-eared bat found in the Republic of the Congo.
The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
The rufous mouse-eared bat is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in dry and moist savanna habitats.
Myotis diminutus is a species of mouse-eared bat found in Ecuador and Colombia. It was recently described as a new species in 2011.
Myotis izecksohni is a species of mouse-eared bat that is endemic to Brazil and Argentina.
The chestnut myotis is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in South Asia.
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