Zenati myotis

Species of bat

Zenati myotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. zenatius
Binomial name
Myotis zenatius
Ibáñez, Juste, Salicini, Puechmaille & Ruedi, 2019

The Zenati myotis (Myotis zenatius) is a rare species of mouse-eared bat that is restricted to North Africa. It is very rare in Morocco, being restricted to just four localities ranging from the Rif to the Atlas Mountains. Aside from Morocco, it is only known from three populations in northern Algeria, although it is possible that populations may exist in Tunisia. There are two genetically distinct haplogroups in the Atlas Mountains that could be further considered distinct subpopulations. It is a member of the Natterer's bat (M. nattereri) species complex and closely resembles the cryptic myotis (M. crypticus), though its closest relative is Escalera's bat (M. escalerai).[1] 300, (14 February 2019)

References

  1. ^ Juste, Javier; Ruedi, Manuel; Puechmaille, Sébastien J.; Salicini, Irene; Ibáñez, Carlos (14 February 2019). "Two New Cryptic Bat Species within the Myotis nattereri Species Complex (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Western Palaearctic". Acta Chiropterologica. 20 (2): 285–300. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2018.20.2.001. ISSN 1508-1109.
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Species of subfamily Myotinae
Myotis
  • Large-footed bat (M. adversus)
  • Southern myotis (M. aelleni)
  • Silver-tipped myotis (M. albescens)
  • Myotis alcathoe (M. alcathoe)
  • Szechwan myotis (M. altarium)
  • Anjouan myotis (M. anjouanensis)
  • Annamit myotis (M. annamiticus)
  • M. annatessae
  • Hairy-faced bat (M. annectans)
  • Atacama myotis (M. atacamensis)
  • Peters's myotis (M. ater)
  • Sir David Attenborough's myotis (M. attenboroughi)
  • Southwestern myotis (M. auriculus)
  • Australian myotis (M. australis)
  • Southeastern myotis (M. austroriparius)
  • Chestnut myotis (M. badius)
  • M. bartelsi
  • Bechstein's bat (M. bechsteinii)
  • Lesser mouse-eared bat (M. blythii)
  • Rufous mouse-eared bat (M. bocagii)
  • Far Eastern myotis (M. bombinus)
  • Brandt's bat (M. brandtii)
  • Bocharic myotis (M. bucharensis)
  • California myotis (M. californicus)
  • Long-fingered bat (M. capaccinii)
  • Chilean myotis (M. chiloensis)
  • Large myotis (M. chinensis)
  • Western small-footed bat (M. ciliolabrum)
  • Guatemalan myotis (M. cobanensis)
  • Cryptic myotis (Myotis crypticus)
  • Csorba's mouse-eared bat (M. csorbai)
  • Pond bat (M. dasycneme)
  • Daubenton's bat (M. daubentonii)
  • David's myotis (M. davidii)
  • Kock's mouse-eared bat (M. dieteri)
  • M. diminutus
  • Dominican myotis (M. dominicensis)
  • Elegant myotis (M. elegans)
  • Geoffroy's bat (M. emarginatus)
  • M. escalerai
  • Long-eared myotis (M. evotis)
  • M. fimbriatus
  • Findley's myotis (M. findleyi)
  • M. flavus
  • Hodgson's bat (M. formosus)
  • Cinnamon myotis (M. fortidens)
  • Fraternal myotis (M. frater)
  • Gomantong myotis (M. gomantongensis)
  • Malagasy mouse-eared bat (M. goudoti)
  • Gray bat (M. grisescens)
  • Armenian whiskered bat (M. hajastanicus)
  • M. handleyi
  • Lesser large-footed bat (M. hasseltii)
  • Herman's myotis (M. hermani)
  • Horsfield's bat (M. horsfieldii)
  • M. hyrcanicus
  • Ikonnikov's bat (M. ikonnikovi)
  • M. indochinensis
  • Insular myotis (M. insularum)
  • M. izecksohni
  • Hairy-legged myotis (M. keaysi)
  • Keen's myotis (M. keenii)
  • Chinese water myotis (M. laniger)
  • M. lavali
  • Eastern small-footed myotis (M. leibii)
  • Yellowish myotis (M. levis)
  • Kashmir cave bat (M. longipes)
  • Little brown bat (M. lucifugus)
  • Eastern long-fingered bat (M. macrodactylus)
  • M. macropus
  • Pallid large-footed myotis (M. macrotarsus)
  • Schwartz's myotis (M. martiniquensis)
  • Dark-nosed small-footed myotis (M. melanorhinus)
  • M. midastactus
  • Maluku myotis (M. moluccarum)
  • Burmese whiskered bat (M. montivagus)
  • Morris's bat (M. morrisi)
  • Wall-roosting mouse-eared bat (M. muricola)
  • Greater mouse-eared bat (M. myotis)
  • Whiskered bat (M. mystacinus)
  • Natterer's bat (M. nattereri)
  • Curacao myotis (M. nesopolus)
  • Black myotis (M. nigricans)
  • Nimba mountain bat (M. nimbaensis)
  • Nepal myotis (M. nipalensis)
  • M. nyctor
  • Arizona myotis (M. occultus)
  • Singapore whiskered bat (M. oreias)
  • Montane myotis (M. oxyotus)
  • Peninsular myotis (M. peninsularis)
  • Beijing mouse-eared bat (M. pequinius)
  • Eastern water bat (M. petax)
  • M. phanluongi
  • Flat-headed myotis (M. planiceps)
  • Frosted myotis (M. pruinosus)
  • Felten's myotis (M. punicus)
  • Rickett's big-footed bat (M. ricketti)
  • Ridley's bat (M. ridleyi)
  • Riparian myotis (M. riparius)
  • Thick-thumbed myotis (M. rosseti)
  • Red myotis (M. ruber)
  • Schaub's myotis (M. schaubi)
  • Scott's mouse-eared bat (M. scotti)
  • Northern long-eared bat (M. septentrionalis)
  • M. sibiricus
  • Mandelli's mouse-eared bat (M. sicarius)
  • Himalayan whiskered bat (M. siligorensis)
  • Velvety myotis (M. simus)
  • Indiana bat (M. sodalis)
  • Kei myotis (M. stalkeri)
  • M. taiwanensis
  • Fringed myotis (M. thysanodes)
  • Cape hairy bat (M. tricolor)
  • Cave myotis (M. velifer)
  • M. vivesi
  • Long-legged myotis (M. volans)
  • Welwitsch's bat (M. welwitschii)
  • Yanbaru whiskered bat (M. yanbarensis)
  • Yuma myotis (M. yumanensis)
  • Zenati myotis (Myotis zenatius)
Submyotodon
  • S. caliginosus
  • Taiwan broad-muzzled myotis (S. latirostris)
  • S. moupinensis
Taxon identifiers
Myotis zenatius


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