Myotis myotis

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 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 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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