Myotis riparius

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 Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis riparius

Name

Myotis riparius Handley, 1960

• Holotype: USNM 310255 (field number 4843), adult ♀, skinand skull, collected by C.O. Handley, Jr. and B.R. Feinstein on 9 February 1959.
• Type locality: “Tacarcuna Village, 3,200 ft. [= 975 m], Río Pucro, Darién, Panama”.

Combinations

• Myotis simus riparius Handley, 1960: 466 [original combination, as subpecies]
• Myotis riparius: LaVal, 1973: 32 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• Handley, C.O., Jr. 1960. Descriptions of new bats from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112: 459–479. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.112-3442.459 ; BHL Reference page. 
• LaVal, R.K. 1973. A revision of Neotropical bats of the genus Myotis. Science Bulletin, Los Angeles County Museum 15: 1–54. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Novaes, R.L.M., Cláudio, V.C., Wilson, D.E., Weber, M.M., Weksler, M. & Moratelli, R.. 2024. Integrative taxonomy and evolutionary history reveal cryptic diversity in Myotis riparius (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 142(1): 91–112. DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blad123 Reference page. 

Links

• Barquez, R., Perez, S. & Diaz, M. 2016. IUCN: Myotis riparius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14195A22062950. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14195A22062950.en. Accessed on 16 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Riparian Myotis