Myotis nigricans
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis nigricans
Subspecies (4): M. n. carteri – M. n. extremus – M. n. nigricans – M. n. osculatii
Name
editMyotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821)
- Neotype: LACM 36877, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by A.L. Peracchi on 14 October 1968.
- Type locality: “Ostküste von Brasilien”, redesignated by neotype designation to “42 km S Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, elevation 33 m” by LaVal (1973: 9).
Combinations
edit- Vespertilio nigricans Schinz, 1821: 179 [Original combination]
- Myotis nigricans: Miller, 1897: 74 [subsequent combination]
Native distribution areas
edit- Nayarit and Tamaulipas (Mexico) to Peru, Bolivia, North Argentina, Paraguay, and South Brazil
- Trinidad and Tobago
- St. Martin, Montserrat, Grenada (Lesser Antilles)
References
editPrimary references
edit- Schinz, H.R. 1821. Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergleichenden Anatomie von dem Herrn Ritter von Cuvier. Erster Band. Säugethiere und Vögel. J.G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung: Stuttgart und Tübingen. xxxviii + 894 pp. BHL Reference page.
Links
edit- Solari, S. 2019. IUCN: Myotis nigricans (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T14185A22066939. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T14185A22066939.en. Accessed on 26 April 2024.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Black Myotis