Southern myotis

The southern myotis (Myotis aelleni) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Argentina.

Southern myotis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. aelleni
Binomial name
Myotis aelleni
Baud, 1979

Based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of type specimens, Novaes, Wilson, Ruedi and Moratelli treat this taxon as a junior synonym of Myotis chiloensis[2].

References

  1. Barquez, R.; Diaz, M. (2016). "Myotis aelleni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14139A115121458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14139A22049723.en.
  2. Roberto L.M. Novaes; Don E. Wilson; Manuel Ruedi; Ricardo Moratelli (17 July 2018), "The taxonomic status of <i>Myotis aelleni</i> Baud, 1979 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)", Zootaxa, 4446 (2), doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4446.2.5, PMID 30313889, Wikidata Q55623031


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