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--> FAMILY Vespertilionidae
--> SUBFAMILY Myotinae
--> GENUS Myotis
SPECIES Myotis nigricans
| Author: | Schinz, 1821. | | Citation: | Das Thierreich, 1: 179. | | Common Name: | Black Myotis | | Type Locality: | Brazil, Espírito Santo, between Itapemirin and Iconha Rivers, Fazenda de Aga. | | Distribution: | Nayarit and Tamaulipas (Mexico) to Peru, Bolivia, N Argentina, Paraguay, and S Brazil; Trinidad and Tobago; St. Martin, Montserrat, Grenada (Lesser Antilles). | | Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Includes carteri; see Corbet and Hill (1980), but see Bogan (1978). Neotype designated by LaVal (1973a). See Wilson and LaVal (1974). Reviewed in part by López-González et al. (2001). Apparently closely related to levis; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). More than one species may be represented in this complex. |
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