Myotis fimbriatus

Myotis fimbriatus

Fringed long-footed myotis

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Myotis fimbriatus

The fringed long-footed myotis (Myotis fimbriatus ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

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The fringed long-footed myotis is described as having short, thick, brown fur with pale whitish fur ventrally. A captured female was measured with ears that were 14.4 mm long, a forearm 42.2 mm long, and a weight of 9.9 grams.Myotis fimbriatus is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN as of 2008. In 2000, Myotis fimbriatus was listed as being "lower risk/near threatened".

The species Myotis taiwanensis, initially described as a subspecies of the large-footed bat (Myotis adversus ) and reclassified into its own species in 2010, is now thought to be a subspecies of M. fimbriatus.

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References

1. Myotis fimbriatus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myotis_fimbriatus
2. Myotis fimbriatus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85735587/22058886

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