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Myotis

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The list of species of Myotis genus

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 New Latin construction, from the Greek "muós (meaning "mouse") and "oûs" (meaning ear), literally translating to "mouse-eared".

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Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

The Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) is an endangered species of mouse-eared microbat found in North America. It is similar in appearance to several other mouse-eared bats, including the Indiana bat, Northern long-eared bat, and Arizona myotis,...

Indiana Bat

Myotis sodalis

The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis ) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is grey, black, or chestnut in color and...

Gray Bat

Myotis grisescens

The Gray bat (Myotis grisescens) is a species of microbat endemic to North America. It once flourished in caves all over the southeastern United States, but due to human disturbance, gray bat populations declined severely during the early and mid...

Daubenton's Bat

Myotis daubentonii

Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat that is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas. It was first described in 1817 by Heinrich Kuhl, who named it in honor of French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.

Greater Mouse-Eared Bat

Myotis myotis

The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis ) is a European species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae.

Brandt's bat

Myotis brandtii

Brandt's bat or Brandt's myotis (Myotis brandtii ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native throughout most of Europe and parts of western Asia.

Myotis septentrionalis

Myotis septentrionalis, known as the northern long-eared bat or northern myotis, is a species of bat native to North America. There are no recognized subspecies. The northern long-eared bat is about 3–3.7 inches in length, with a wingspan of 9–10...

Natterer's bat

Myotis nattereri

Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri ) is a European vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and North Africa. It feeds on...

Bechstein's bat

Myotis bechsteinii

Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii ) is a species of vesper bat found in Europe and western Asia, living in extensive areas of woodland.

Whiskered bat

Myotis mystacinus

The whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus ) is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, M. mystacinus is often found around human habitation and around water; it is similar to Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii ), from which it was distinguished...

Yuma myotis

Myotis yumanensis

The Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis ) is a species of vesper bat native to western North America.

Eastern small-footed myotis

Myotis leibii

The eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in southern Ontario and Quebec in Canada and in mountainous portions of the eastern United States from New England to northern Georgia, and westward to...

Escalera's bat

Myotis escalerai

Escalera's bat (Myotis escalerai ) is a European bat in the genus Myotis, found in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), Portugal, and far southern France.Although the species was first named in 1904, it was included in Natterer's bat (Myotis...

Myotis vivesi

Myotis vivesi, the fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis, is a species of bat that lives around the Gulf of California, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. It is the largest species of the genus Myotis in the Americas, and has exceptionally large...

Alcathoe bat

Myotis alcathoe

The Alcathoe bat (Myotis alcathoe ) is a European bat in the genus Myotis. Known only from Greece and Hungary when it was first described in 2001, its known distribution has since expanded to Spain, England, Sweden, and Azerbaijan, among other...

California myotis

Myotis californicus

The California myotis (Myotis californicus ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in British Columbia in Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, and in the western United States, including California.

Pond bat

Myotis dasycneme

The pond bat (Myotis dasycneme ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Eurasia from France to Russia and Kazakhstan.

Geoffroy's bat

Myotis emarginatus

Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus ) is a species of vesper bat.

Long-eared myotis

Myotis evotis

The long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis ) is a species of vesper bat in the suborder Microchiroptera. It can be found in western Canada, the western United States, and Baja California in Mexico.

Southeastern myotis

Myotis austroriparius

The southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius ) is a small bat found throughout the Gulf Coastal Plain and the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Plain of the southeastern United States.

Long-fingered bat

Myotis capaccinii

The long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii ) is a carnivorous species of vesper bat. It is native to coastal areas around the Mediterranean Sea, as well as a few patches of land in western Iran. Due to the fact that its population is in decline, it is...

Long-legged myotis

Myotis volans

The long-legged myotis (Myotis volans ) is a species of vesper bat that can be found in western Canada, Mexico, and the western United States.

Lesser mouse-eared bat

Myotis blythii

The lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii ) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.

Western small-footed bat

Myotis ciliolabrum

The western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum ), also known as the western small-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat native to North America.

Fringed myotis

Myotis thysanodes

The fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes ) is a species of vesper bat that is found in British Columbia, Mexico, and the western United States.

Cave myotis

Myotis velifer

The cave myotis (Myotis velifer ) is a species of vesper bat (Vespertilionidae ) in the genus Myotis.

Cryptic myotis

Myotis crypticus

The cryptic myotis (Myotis crypticus ) is a European vespertilionid bat. It is a member of the Natterer's bat (M. nattereri ) species complex, and is also the closest living relative of M. nattereri. It is mostly distributed across European...

Morris's bat

Myotis morrisi

Morris's bat (Myotis morrisi ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in Ethiopia and Nigeria.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).

Fraternal myotis

Myotis frater

The fraternal myotis (Myotis frater ) is a species of vesper bat native to East Asia.

Scott's mouse-eared bat

Myotis scotti

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.

Hodgson's bat

Myotis formosus

Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus ), also called the copper-winged bat or black-and-orange myotis, is a species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis, the mouse-eared bats. Favouring mountain forests, it is found throughout Central, Southeast, and East...

Frosted myotis

Myotis pruinosus

The frosted myotis (クロホオヒゲコウモリ in Japanese) (Myotis pruinosus ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Japan.

Arizona myotis

Myotis occultus

The Arizona myotis (Myotis occultus ) is a vesper bat species inhabiting much of the southwestern United States and central Mexico as far south as the Distrito Federal.

Keen's myotis

Myotis keenii

Keen's myotis (Myotis keenii ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in British Columbia in Canada and in Washington and Alaska in the United States. It is named after the Rev. John Henry Keen, who collected the specimen that formed the basis for...

Yanbaru whiskered bat

Myotis yanbarensis

The Yanbaru whiskered bat (Myotis yanbarensis) is a species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis.It is known only from three islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, south of Japan, Okinawa (where the Yanbaru forest is situated), Amami Ōshima, and...

Myotis macropus

The southern myotis (Myotis macropus ), also known as large-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat (Vespertilionidae) in genus Myotis. The southern myotis is one of only two Australian "fishing" bats and feeds by trawling its specially adapted...

Rickett's big-footed bat

Myotis pilosus

Rickett's big-footed bat (Myotis pilosus ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in southern and eastern China, Vietnam, and Laos. This species has often been called Myotis ricketti, but the older M. pilosus has priority. The erroneous...

Large myotis

Myotis chinensis

The large myotis (Myotis chinensis ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in central and southeast China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Thailand, and northern Vietnam. It is also expected to occur in northern Laos, but not yet documented there.

Beijing mouse-eared bat

Myotis pequinius

The Beijing mouse-eared bat, or Peking myotis (Myotis pequinius ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in China.

Hairy-faced bat

Myotis annectans

The hairy-faced bat (Myotis annectans ) is a species of vesper bat.It can be found in the following countries: India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Southwestern myotis

Myotis auriculus

The southwestern myotis (Myotis auriculus ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Guatemala, Mexico, and in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States.

Black myotis

Myotis nigricans

The black myotis (Myotis nigricans ) is a vesper bat species from South and Central America.Its body is dark brown/black. The head to body length, not including the tail, is about 5 cm (2 in.). The black myotis is a tiny bat with a small pointed...

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