Myotis myotis

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis myotis
Subspecies (2): M. m. macrocephalicus – M. m. myotis

Name

Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797)

Type material: Unknown.
Type locality: “Deutschland”, restricted to “Thuringia”, Germany.

Combinations

Vespertilio myotis Vahl, 1797: 80 [original combination]

Native distribution areas

Central and South Europe, east to Ukraine
South England
Mediterranean islands
Azores (Portugal)
Asia Minor
Lebanon, Syria, and Israel

References

Primary references

Borkhausen, M.B. 1797. Deutsche Fauna, oder kurzgefaßte Naturgeschichte der Thiere Deutschlands. Erster Theil. Säugthiere und Vögel. Varrentrapp und Werner: Frankfurt am Main. 620 pp. BHL Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Myotis myotis (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

беларуская: Начніца вялікая
dansk: Stor museøre
Deutsch: Großes Mausohr
English: Mouse-eared bat
español: Murciélago ratonero grande
suomi: Jättiläissiippa
français: Grand murin
galego: Morcego rateiro grande
magyar: Közönséges denevér
Nederlands: Vale vleermuis
svenska: Större musöra
Türkçe: Farekulak yarasa

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