Fraternal myotis

Fraternal myotis
on stamp from Uzbekistan
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Myotis
Species:	M. frater
Binomial name
Myotis frater (G.M. Allen, 1923)
Fraternal myotis range in red (does not include Taiwan range)

The fraternal myotis (Myotis frater) is a species of vesper bat native to East Asia.^[2]

Taxonomy

The long-tailed myotis (M. longicaudatus) was split as a distinct species by a 2015 study based on molecular evidence.^[3] This has also been followed by the American Society of Mammalogists, the IUCN Red List, and the ITIS.^[4][5] Phylogenetic evidence supports the reddish myotis (M. soror) of Taiwan being the sister species to M. frater.^[3]

Description

An adult fraternal myotis has a body length of about 5 cm (2 in), a tail of about 4.5 cm (2 in), and a forearm length of about 3.8 cm (1 in).^[3]

Distribution

The species is found throughout China and Taiwan. Bats that could potentially belong to this species have also been collected in Uttarkhand, India, but their taxonomy remains unresolved.^[1]

Status

There are no major threats to this species, although it may be threatened by roadkill in Taiwan. It may be sensitive to climate change, but this was based on the old classification that included M. longicaudatus within the species, and thus this remains unconfirmed.^[1]

References

Notes

Sources

• Won, Byeong-o (원병오) (2004). 한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea). Seoul: Dongbang Media. ISBN 89-8457-310-8.

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