Fraternal myotis
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Myotis frater

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

Appearance

An adult fraternal myotis has a body length of about 5 cm, a tail of about 4.5 cm, and a wing span of about 3.8 cm.

Distribution

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The species is found throughout China and Taiwan. Bats that could potentially belong to this species have also been collected in Uttarkhand, India, but their taxonomy remains unresolved.

Fraternal myotis habitat map
Fraternal myotis habitat map
Fraternal myotis
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There are no major threats to this species, although it may be threatened by roadkill in Taiwan. It may be sensitive to climate change, but this was based on the old classification that included M. longicaudatus within the species, and thus this remains unconfirmed.

References

1. Fraternal myotis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternal_myotis
2. Fraternal myotis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14162/4412774

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