Dark-nosed small-footed myotis

Dark-nosed small-footed myotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: M. melanorhinus
Binomial name
Myotis melanorhinus
Merriam, 1890

The dark-nosed small-footed myotis (Myotis melanorhinus) is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 1890, and indigenous to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.[1] While the International Union for Conservation of Nature suggests that M. melanorhinus is uncommon, the species nonetheless enjoys an extensive habitat, at least encompassing British Columbia, central Mexico, and Oklahoma.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 511. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  2. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. and Ticul Alvarez Castaneda, S. (2008). "Myotis melanorhinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2012-09-28.

External links

Data related to Myotis melanorhinus at Wikispecies

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