Myotis Kaup 1829
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis

description: Myotis Kaup 1829
Myotis Kaup 1829, Skizz. Entwickel.-Gesch. Nat. Syst. Europ. Thierwelt, Vol. 1: 106.
Type Species: Vespertilio myotis Borkhausen 1797
Synonyms: Aeorestes Fitzinger 1870; Anamygdon Troughton 1929; Brachyotis Kolenati 1856; Capaccinus Bonaparte 1841; Chrysopteron Jentink 1910; Comastes Fitzinger 1870; Dichromyotis Bianchi 1916; Euvespertilio Acloque 1899; Exochurus Fitzinger 1870; Hesperomyotis Cabrera 1958; Isotus Kolenate 1856; Leuconoe Boie 1830; Megapipistrellus Bianchi 1917; Nyctactes Kaup 1829; Paramyotis Bianchi 1916; Pizonyx Miller 1906; Pternopterus Peters 1867; Rickettia Bianchi 1916; Selysius Bonaparte 1841; Tralatitus Gervais 1849; Trilatitus Gray 1842.
Species and subspecies: 103 species with 137 subspecies:
Species Myotis abei Yoshikura 1944
Species Myotis adversus (Horsfield 1824)
Subspecies Myotis adversus subsp. adversus Horsfield 1824
Subspecies Myotis adversus subsp. carimatae Miller 1906
Subspecies Myotis adversus subsp. orientis Hill 1983
Subspecies Myotis adversus subsp. taiwanensis Ärnbäck-Christie Linde 1908
Subspecies Myotis adversus subsp. tanimbarensis Kitchener 1995
Subspecies Myotis adversus subsp. wetarensis Kitchener 1995
Species Myotis aelleni Baud 1979
Species Myotis albescens (E. Geoffroy 1806)
Species Myotis alcathoe von Helversen and Heller 2001
Species Myotis altarium Thomas 1911
Species Myotis anjouanensis Dorst 1960
Species Myotis annamiticus Kruskop and Tsytsulina 2001
Species Myotis annectans Dobson 1871
Species Myotis atacamensis Lataste 1892
Species Myotis ater Peters 1866
Subspecies Myotis ater subsp. ater Peters 1866
Subspecies Myotis ater subsp. nugax Allen and Coolidge 1940
Species Myotis auriculus Baker and Stains 1955
Subspecies Myotis auriculus subsp. auriculus Baker and Stains 1955
Subspecies Myotis auriculus subsp. apache Hoffmeister and Krutzsch 1955
Species Myotis australis Dobson 1878
Species Myotis austroriparius Rhoads 1897
Species Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl 1817)
Species Myotis blythii Tomes 1857
Subspecies Myotis blythii subsp. blythii Tomes 1857
Subspecies Myotis blythii subsp. ancilla Thomas 1910
Subspecies Myotis blythii subsp. lesviacus Iliopoulou 1984
Subspecies Myotis blythii subsp. omari Thomas 1906
Species Myotis bocagii Peters 1870
Subspecies Myotis bocagii subsp. bocagii Peters 1870
Subspecies Myotis bocagii subsp. cupreolus Thomas 1904
Subspecies Myotis bocagii subsp. dogalensis Monticelli 1887
Species Myotis bombinus Thomas 1905
Subspecies Myotis bombinus subsp. bombinus Thomas 1905
Subspecies Myotis bombinus subsp. amurensis Ognev 1927
Species Myotis brandtii Eversmann 1845
Subspecies Myotis brandtii subsp. brandtii Eversmann 1845
Subspecies Myotis brandtii subsp. gracilis Ognev 1927
Species Myotis bucharensis Kuzyakin 1950
Species Myotis californicus Audubon and Bachman 1842
Subspecies Myotis californicus subsp. californicus Audubon and Bachman 1842
Subspecies Myotis californicus subsp. caurinus Miller 1897
Subspecies Myotis californicus subsp. mexicanus Saussure 1860
Subspecies Myotis californicus subsp. stephensi Dalquest 1946
Species Myotis capaccinii Bonaparte 1837
Species Myotis chiloensis Waterhouse 1840
Species Myotis chinensis Tomes 1857
Species Myotis ciliolabrum Merriam 1886
Species Myotis cobanensis Goodwin 1955
Species Myotis csorbai Topál 1997
Species Myotis dasycneme (Boie 1825)
Species Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl 1817)
Subspecies Myotis daubentonii subsp. daubentonii Kuhl 1817
Subspecies Myotis daubentonii subsp. chasanensis Tiunov 1997
Subspecies Myotis daubentonii subsp. loukashkini Shamel 1942
Subspecies Myotis daubentonii subsp. nathalinae Tupinier 1977
Subspecies Myotis daubentonii subsp. petax Hollister 1912
Subspecies Myotis daubentonii subsp. ussuriensis Ognev 1927
Subspecies Myotis daubentonii subsp. volgensis Eversmann 1840
Species Myotis davidii Peters 1869
Species Myotis dominicensis Miller 1902
Species Myotis elegans Hall 1962
Species Myotis emarginatus (E. Geoffroy 1806)
Subspecies Myotis emarginatus subsp. emarginatus E. Geoffroy 1806
Subspecies Myotis emarginatus subsp. desertorum Dobson 1875
Subspecies Myotis emarginatus subsp. turcomanicus Bobrinskii 1925
Species Myotis evotis H. Allen 1864
Subspecies Myotis evotis subsp. evotis H. Allen 1864
Subspecies Myotis evotis subsp. chrysonotus J. A. Allen 1896
Subspecies Myotis evotis subsp. jonesorum Manning 1993
Subspecies Myotis evotis subsp. micronyx Nelson and Goldman 1909
Subspecies Myotis evotis subsp. milleri Elliot 1903
Subspecies Myotis evotis subsp. pacificus Dalquest 1943
Species Myotis fimbriatus Peters 1870
Species Myotis findleyi Bogan 1978
Species Myotis formosus Hodgson 1835
Subspecies Myotis formosus subsp. formosus Hodgson 1835
Subspecies Myotis formosus subsp. bartelsi Jentink 1910
Subspecies Myotis formosus subsp. rufoniger Tomes 1858
Subspecies Myotis formosus subsp. rufopictus Waterhouse 1845
Subspecies Myotis formosus subsp. tsuensis Kuroda 1922
Subspecies Myotis formosus subsp. watasei Kishida 1924
Subspecies Myotis formosus subsp. weberi Jentink 1890
Species Myotis fortidens Miller and Allen 1928
Subspecies Myotis fortidens subsp. fortidens Miller and Allen 1928
Subspecies Myotis fortidens subsp. sonoriensis Findley and Jones 1967
Species Myotis frater G. M. Allen 1923
Subspecies Myotis frater subsp. frater G. M. Allen 1923
Subspecies Myotis frater subsp. eniseensis Tsytsulina and Strelkov 2001
Subspecies Myotis frater subsp. kaguyae Imaizumi 1956
Subspecies Myotis frater subsp. longicaudatus Ognev 1927
Species Myotis gomantongensis Francis and Hill 1998
Species Myotis goudoti A. Smith 1834
Species Myotis grisescens A. H. Howell 1909
Species Myotis hajastanicus Argyropulo 1939
Species Myotis hasseltii Temminck 1840
Subspecies Myotis hasseltii subsp. hasseltii Temminck 1840
Subspecies Myotis hasseltii subsp. abboti Lyon 1916
Subspecies Myotis hasseltii subsp. continentis Shamel 1942
Subspecies Myotis hasseltii subsp. macellus Temminck 1840
Species Myotis hermani Thomas 1923
Species Myotis horsfieldii Temminck 1840
Subspecies Myotis horsfieldii subsp. horsfieldii Temminck 1840
Subspecies Myotis horsfieldii subsp. deignani Shamel 1942
Subspecies Myotis horsfieldii subsp. dryas K. Andersen 1907
Subspecies Myotis horsfieldii subsp. jeannei Taylor 1934
Subspecies Myotis horsfieldii subsp. peshwa Thomas 1915
Species Myotis hosonoi Imaizumi 1954
Species Myotis ikonnikovi Ognev 1912
Species Myotis insularum Dobson 1878
Species Myotis keaysi J. A. Allen 1914
Subspecies Myotis keaysi subsp. keaysi J. A. Allen 1914
Subspecies Myotis keaysi subsp. pilosotibialis LaVal 1973
Species Myotis keenii Merriam 1895
Species Myotis laniger Peters 1870
Species Myotis leibii Audubon and Bachman 1842
Species Myotis levis (I. Geoffroy 1824)
Subspecies Myotis levis subsp. levis I. Geoffroy 1824
Subspecies Myotis levis subsp. dinellii I Geoffroy 1824
Species Myotis longipes Dobson 1873
Species Myotis lucifugus Le Conte 1831
Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. lucifugus Le Conte 1831
Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. alascensis Miller 1897
Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. carissima Thomas 1904
Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. pernox Hollister 1911
Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. relictus Harris 1974
Species Myotis macrodactylus Temminck 1840
Subspecies Myotis macrodactylus subsp. macrodactylus Temminck 1840
Subspecies Myotis macrodactylus subsp. continentalis Tiunov 1997
Subspecies Myotis macrodactylus subsp. insularis Tiunov 1997
Species Myotis macropus Gould 1854
Species Myotis macrotarsus Waterhouse 1845
Subspecies Myotis macrotarsus subsp. macrotarsus Waterhouse 1845
Subspecies Myotis macrotarsus subsp. saba Davis 1962
Species Myotis martiniquensis LaVal 1973
Subspecies Myotis martiniquensis subsp. martiniquensis LaVal 1973
Subspecies Myotis martiniquensis subsp. nyctor LaVal and Schwartz 1975
Species Myotis melanorhinus Merriam 1890
Species Myotis moluccarum Thomas 1915
Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. moluccarum Thomas 1915
Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. richardsi Kitchener 1995
Subspecies Myotis moluccarum subsp. solomonis Troughton 1929
Species Myotis montivagus Dobson 1874
Subspecies Myotis montivagus subsp. montivagus Dobson 1874
Subspecies Myotis montivagus subsp. borneoensis Hill and Francis 1984
Subspecies Myotis montivagus subsp. federatus Thomas 1916
Subspecies Myotis montivagus subsp. peytoni Wroughton and Ryley 1913
Species Myotis morrisi Hill 1971
Species Myotis muricola Gray 1846
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. muricola Gray 1846
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. browni Taylor 1934
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. caliginosus Tomes 1859
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. herrei Taylor 1934
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. latirostris Kishida 1932
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. moupinensis Milne-Edwards 1872
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. niasensis Lyon 1916
Subspecies Myotis muricola subsp. patriciae Taylor 1934
Species Myotis myotis (Borkhausen 1797)
Subspecies Myotis myotis subsp. myotis Borkhausen 1797
Subspecies Myotis myotis subsp. macrocephalicus Harrison and Lewis 1961
Species Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl 1817)
Subspecies Myotis mystacinus subsp. mystacinus Kuhl 1817
Subspecies Myotis mystacinus subsp. caucasicus Tsytsulina 2000
Subspecies Myotis mystacinus subsp. occidentalis Benda 2000
Species Myotis nattereri (Kuhl 1817)
Subspecies Myotis nattereri subsp. nattereri Kuhl 1817
Subspecies Myotis nattereri subsp. tschuliensis Kuzyakin 1935
Species Myotis nesopolus Miller 1900
Subspecies Myotis nesopolus subsp. nesopolus Miller 1900
Subspecies Myotis nesopolus subsp. larensis LaVal 1973
Species Myotis nigricans (Schinz 1821)
Subspecies Myotis nigricans subsp. nigricans Schinz 1821
Subspecies Myotis nigricans subsp. carteri LaVal 1973
Subspecies Myotis nigricans subsp. extremus Miller and Allen 1928
Subspecies Myotis nigricans subsp. osculatii Cornalia 1849
Species Myotis nipalensis Dobson 1871
Subspecies Myotis nipalensis subsp. nipalensis Dobson 1871
Subspecies Myotis nipalensis subsp. przewalskii Bobrinski 1926
Subspecies Myotis nipalensis subsp. transcaspicus Ognev and Heptner 1928
Species Myotis occultus Hollister 1909
Species Myotis oreias Temminck 1840
Species Myotis oxygnathus Monticelli 1885
Species Myotis oxyotus Peters 1867
Subspecies Myotis oxyotus subsp. oxyotus Peters 1867
Subspecies Myotis oxyotus subsp. gardneri LaVal 1973
Species Myotis ozensis Imaizumi 1954
Species Myotis peninsularis Miller 1898
Species Myotis pequinius Thomas 1908
Species Myotis planiceps Baker 1955
Species Myotis pruinosus Yoshiyuki 1971
Species Myotis punicus Felten, Spitzenberger, and Storch 1977
Species Myotis ricketti Thomas 1894
Species Myotis ridleyi Thomas 1898
Species Myotis riparius Handley 1960
Species Myotis rosseti Oey 1951
Species Myotis ruber (E. Geoffroy 1806)
Species Myotis schaubi Kormos 1934
Subspecies Myotis schaubi subsp. schaubi Kormos 1934
Subspecies Myotis schaubi subsp. araxenus Dahl 1947
Species Myotis scotti Thomas 1927
Species Myotis septentrionalis Trouessart 1897
Species Myotis sicarius Thomas 1915
Species Myotis siligorensis Horsfield 1855
Subspecies Myotis siligorensis subsp. siligorensis Horsfield 1855
Subspecies Myotis siligorensis subsp. alticraniatus Osgood 1932
Subspecies Myotis siligorensis subsp. sowerbyi Howell 1926
Subspecies Myotis siligorensis subsp. thaianus Shamel 1942
Species Myotis simus Thomas 1901
Species Myotis sodalis Miller and Allen 1928
Species Myotis stalkeri Thomas 1910
Species Myotis thysanodes Miller 1897
Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. thysanodes Miller 1897
Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. aztecus Miller and G. M. Allen 1928
Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. pahasapensis Jones and Genoways 1967
Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. vespertinus Manning and Jones 1988
Species Myotis tricolor Temminck 1832
Species Myotis velifer J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. velifer J. A. Allen 1890
Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. brevis Vaughan 1954
Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. grandis Hayward 1970
Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. incautus J. A. Allen 1896
Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. magnamolaris Choate and Hall 1967
Species Myotis vivesi Menegaux 1901
Species Myotis volans H. Allen 1866
Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. volans H. Allen 1866
Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. amotus Miller 1914
Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. interior Miller 1914
Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. longicrus True 1886
Species Myotis welwitschii Gray 1866
Species Myotis yanbarensis Maeda and Matsumura 1998
Species Myotis yesoensis Yoshiyuki 1984
Species Myotis yumanensis H. Allen 1864
Subspecies Myotis yumanensis subsp. yumanensis H. Allen 1864
Subspecies Myotis yumanensis subsp. lambi Benson 1947
Subspecies Myotis yumanensis subsp. lutosus Miller and G. M. Allen 1928
Subspecies Myotis yumanensis subsp. oxalis Dalquest 1947
Subspecies Myotis yumanensis subsp. saturatus Miller 1897
Subspecies Myotis yumanensis subsp. sociabilis H. W. Grinnell 1914
Discussion: For discussion of synonyms see Findley (1972), Hayman and Hill (1971), and Phillips and Birney (1968). Neotropical species revised by LaVal (1973 a). Apparently does not include Cistugo; see Rautenbach et al. (1993). Hall (1981) provided a key to North and Central American species; Corbet and Hill (1992) gave a key to Indomalayan species; Bates et al. (1999) provided a key to species found in Vietnam and adjoining countries. Also see Topál (1997) and Stormark (1998). For partial phylogenies see Mayer and von Helversen (2001 a), Ruedi and Mayer (2001), and Kawai et al. (2003). These studies have convincingly demonstrated that the three subgenera of Myotis typically recognized (Myotis, Leuconoe, and Selysius) are not monophyletic, but instead represent ecomorphs characterized by convergent morphologies. Menu et al. (2002:320) argued that Leuconoe can be diagnosed as distinct based on dental morphology, and noted that it includes "most of the fossil and living species attribued to Myotis sensu lato within recent accounts and revisions." While this may be true, there is presently no agreement concerning relationships among species previously referred to Myotis, Leuconoe, and Selysius. Accordingly, no subgeneric classification is recognized here, and Leuconoe and Selysius are treated as junior synonyms of Myotis. Woodman (1993) argued that Myotis should be considered feminine in gender (thus requiring changes in the spelling of many specific epithets in Myotis), but Pritchard (1994) disagreed. Both of these authors appear to have overlooked a 1958 ruling by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature that fixed the gender of Myotis as masculine and placed the name as such on the Offical list of Generic Names in Zoology (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1958 a). I follow this ruling, and thus retain the traditional spellings of specific epithets in combination with Myotis.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, pp. 451-529 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 499, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519