Myotis auriculus

Myotis auriculus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis auriculus
Subspecies (2): M. a. apache – M. a. auriculus

Name

Myotis auriculus Baker & Stains, 1955

• Holotype: KU 55110, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Gerd H. Heinrich on 9 June 1953.
• Type locality: “10 mi. W and 2 mi. S Piedra, 1200 ft., Sierra de Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas”, Mexico.

Combinations

• Myotis evotis auriculus Baker & Stains, 1955: 83 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Myotis auriculus: Genoways & Jones, 1969: 8 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Native distribution areas

• United States: Arizona and New Mexico
• Mexico
• Guatemala

References

Primary references

• Baker, R.H. & Stains, H.J. 1955. A New Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) From Northeastern México. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 9(3): 81–84. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Miller, B., Reid, F., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2017. IUCN: Myotis auriculus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14145A22060698. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14145A22060698.en. Accessed on 23 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Southwestern Myotis

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