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The mouse-eared bats are a diverse and widespread genus (Myotis) of bats within the family Vespertilionidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myotis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2432384	https://www.gbif.org/species/2432384
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	40678	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40678

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
-	Placentalia	Owen 1837
-	Laurasiatheria	Waddell et al. 1999
-	Scrotifera	Waddell et al. 1999
order	Chiroptera	Blumenbach 1779
suborder	Microchiroptera	Dobson 1875
superfamily	Vespertilionoidea
family	Vespertilionidae	Gray 1821
genus	Myotis	Kaup 1829

Scientific Name

Myotis Kaup, 1829

Name Published In

Kaup, Johann J. 1829. Skizzirte Entwickelungs-Geschichte und natürliches System der europäischen Thierwelt. Erster Theil, welcher die Vogelsäugethiere und Vögel nebst Andeutung der Entstehung der letzteren aus Amphibien enthält. Carl Wilhelm Leske, Darmstadt; Leipzig.: i–xii; 1–203;.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Myotis	genus	belongs to Vespertilionidae	stated without evidence	Sherman, 1952
Myotis	genus	belongs to Vespertilionae	stated without evidence	Kurten and Anderson, 1980
Myotis	genus	belongs to Vespertilionidae	stated without evidence	Rabon et al., 2000

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

13 (38%)

First Recorded Appearance

33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Chiroptera)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

omnivore (based on Vespertilionidae)

Reproduction

viviparous (based on Chiroptera)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

E. R. Hall. 1981. The Mammals of North America

Common Name(s)

Mouse-eared Bats

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myotis

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Myotis abei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis adversus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis aelleni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis aemulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis albescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis alcathoe species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis altarium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis anjouanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis annamiticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis annatessae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis annectans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis antiquus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Myotis atacamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis ater species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis aurascens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis auriculus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis australis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis austroriparius species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	0.01 Ma Pleistocene
Myotis badius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis baranensis species	listed (PBDB)		6	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis bechsteini species	listed (PBDB)		10	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis bechsteinii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis belgicus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Myotis blythii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis bocagii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis bombinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis boyeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	11.6 Ma Miocene	7.25 Ma Miocene
Myotis brandtii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis bucharensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis californicus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis capaccinii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis chiloensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis chinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis ciliolabrum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis cobanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis csorbai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis dasycneme species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis daubentoni species	listed (PBDB)		3	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis daubentonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis davidii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis delicatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis desertorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis dieteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis diminutus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis dominicensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis elegans ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis emarginatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis escalerai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis evotis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis exilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis fimbriatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis findleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis flavus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis formosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis fortidens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis frater species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis ghardalamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis gomantongensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis goudoti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis grisecens species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis grisescens species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Gray Bat	8	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis gundersheimensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis hajastanicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis handleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis hasseltii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis helleri species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	4.20 Ma Pliocene	4.20 Ma Pliocene
Myotis hermani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis horsfieldii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis hosonoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis ikonnikovi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis indochinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis insularum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis izecksohni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis keaysi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis keenii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Myotis kormosi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis laniger species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis lavali species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis leibii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Myotis levis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis longipes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis lucifugus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Myotis macrodactylus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis macropus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis macrotarsus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis mangamolaris species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis martiniquensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis melanorhinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis midastactus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis misonnei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis moluccarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis montivagus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis morrisi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis muricola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis murinoides ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	12.8 Ma Miocene	12.8 Ma Miocene
Myotis myotis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Greater Mouse-eared Bat	9	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis mystacinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis mystacinus species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis nattereri species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis nesopolus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis nigricans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis nipalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis occultus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis oreias species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis oxygnathus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis oxyotus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis ozensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis peninsularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis pequinius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis petax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis phanluongi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis pilosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis planiceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis praevius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis pruinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis punicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis rapax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis rectidens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis ricketti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis ridleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis riparius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis rosseti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis ruber species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis salodorensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis sanctialbani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis schaubi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis scotti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis seabrae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis secundus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis septentrionalis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Myotis sibiricus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis sicarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis siligorensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis simus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis sodalis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis soror species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis stalkeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis taiwanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis thysanodes species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Myotis tricolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis velifer species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Cave Myotis	5	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Myotis vivesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis volans species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Myotis welwitschii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis yanbarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis yesoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Myotis yumanensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	13.6 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
Vespertilio antiquus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Vespertilio murinoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Capaccinus Bonaparte, 1841	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Capaccinus*
Brachyotis Kolenati, 1856	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Brachyotis*
Nystactes Kaup, 1829	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Nystactes*
Myotus Kolenati, 1856	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Myotus*
Brachyotus Kolenati, 1856	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Brachyotus*
Leuconoe Boie, 1830	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Leuconoe*
Pizonyx Miller, 1906	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Pizonyx*
Selysius Bonaparte, 1841	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Selysius*
Tralatitus Gervais, 1849	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Tralatitus*
Exochurus Fitzinger, 1870	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Exochurus*
Hesperomyotis Cabrera, 1958	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Hesperomyotis*
Isotus Kolenati, 1856	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Isotus*
Pternopterus Peters, 1867	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Pternopterus*
Comastes Fitzinger, 1870	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Comastes*
Paramyotis Bianchi, 1924	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Paramyotis*
Rickettia Bianchi, 1924	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Rickettia*
Trilatitus Gray, 1842	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Trilatitus*
Aeorestes Fitzinger, 1870	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Aeorestes*
Megapipistrellus Bianchi, 1924	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Megapipistrellus*
Euvespertilio Acloque, 1899	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Euvespertilio*
Nyctactes Kaup, 1829	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Nyctactes*
Chrysopteron Jentink, 1910	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Chrysopteron*
Tralatitius Gray, 1866	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Tralatitius*
Dichromyotis Bianchi, 1924	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Dichromyotis*
Anamygdon Troughton, 1929	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : *Anamygdon*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1829	Myotis Kaup p. 106
1906	Pizonyx Miller
1952	Myotis Sherman p. 87
1968	Myotis Kurten p. 52
1980	Myotis Kurten and Anderson p. 118
1989	Pizonyx Dalquest and Patrick

Year	Name and Author
2000	Myotis Rabon et al. p. 61
2002	Myotis Czaplewski et al. p. 99
2003	Myotis Czaplewski and Peachey p. 602
2006	Myotis Salles et al. p. 8
2016	Myotis Korth and Evander

References

Hall E. R. (1981) , The Mammals of North America, 1-1181

Sherman H. B. (1952) A list and bibliography of the mammals of Florida, living and extinct, Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 15 2, 86-126

Kurten B. (1968) Pleistocene Mammals of Europe, 1-317

Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442

Dalquest W. W., Patrick D. B. (1989) Small Mammals from the Early and Medial Hemphillian of Texas, with Descriptions of a New Bat and Gopher, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9 1

Rabon D. R., Webster W. D., et al (2000) Pleistocene bats of the southeastern United States, with comments on their hypothetical occurrences in North Carolina, Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116 1, 57-68

Czaplewski N. J., Puckette W. L., et al (2002) A Pleistocene tapir and associated mammals from the southwestern Ozark Highland 64 2, 97-107

Czaplewski N. J., Peachey W. D. (2003) Late Pleistocene bats from Arkenstone Cave, Arizona, Southwestern Naturalist 48 4, 597-609

Salles L. O., Cartelle C., et al (2006) Quaternary mammals from Serra do Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, Boletim do Museu Nacional 521, 1-12

Korth W. W., Evander R. L. (2016) Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, and Rodentia (Mammalia) from Observation Quarry, Earliest Barstovian (Miocene), Dawes County, Nebraska, Annals of Carnegie Museum 83 3, 219-254 doi:10.2992/007.083.0301

Hall, R. (2004) Däggdjur - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Skizz. Europ. Thierw. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

De Jong, Y.; Verbeek, M.; Michelsen, V.; Bjørn, P. D. P.; Los, W.; Steeman, F.; Bailly, N.; Basire, C.; Chylarecki, P.; Stloukal, E.; Hagedorn, G.; Wetzel, F.; Glöckler, F.; Kroupa, A.; Korb, G.; Hoffmann, A.; Häuser, C.; Kohlbecker, A.; Müller, A.; Güntsch, A.; Stoev, P.; Penev, L. (2014). Fauna Europaea – all European animal species on the web. Biodiversity Data Journal. 2: e4034. - via World Register of Marine Species

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Simmons, Nancy B. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Order Chiroptera. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 312-529. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 98 Interpretation under the Plenary Powers of the nominal species Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758, and Insertion in the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of a Revised entry relating to the generic name Vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758 (class Mammalia) (Direction supplementary to Opinion 91).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1F(F.9), 127-160 (1958) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

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