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The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (Myotis) of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun " myotis " itself is a Neo-Latin construction, from the Greek " muós (meaning "mouse") and " oûs " (meaning ear), literally translating to "mouse-eared".
The 121 extant species of Myotinae are divided between three genera: Eudiscopus and Submyotodon with one species each, and Myotis, or the mouse-eared bats, with the other 119. A few extinct prehistoric myotine species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.
It owes its name to the genus Vespertilio, which takes its name from a word for bat, vespertilio, derived from the Latin term vesper meaning 'evening'; they are termed "evening bats" and were once referred to as "evening birds". (The term "evening bat" also often refers more specifically to one of the species, Nycticeius humeralis.)
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Genus Histiotus (big-eared brown bats): seven species; Genus Hypsugo (Asian pipistrelles): eighteen species; Genus Ia (great evening bat): one species; Genus Idionycteris (Allen's big-eared bat): one species; Genus Laephotis (African long-eared bats): four species; Genus Lasionycteris (silver-haired bat): one species; Genus Lasiurus (red bats ...
Myotis scotti Thomas, 1927 - Scott's mouse-eared bat; Myotis secundus Ruedi, Csorba, Lin, & Chou , 2015 - long-toed myotis; Myotis septentrionalis (Trouessart, 1897) - northern long-eared bat, northern myotis; Myotis sibiricus (Kastschenko, 1905) - Siberian whiskered myotis; Myotis sicarius Thomas, 1915 - Mandelli's mouse-eared bat
The Greater mouse-eared bat is relatively large for a member of the genus Myotis, weighing up to 45 grams (1.6 oz) and measuring 8 to 9 cm from head to tail (a little larger than a house mouse, Mus musculus), making it one of the largest European bats. [3] It has a 40 cm wingspan, with a forearm length of 6 cm, and a 4 to 5 cm long tail.
The Cape hairy bat, also known as little brown bat, Temminck's mouse-eared bat, Cape myotis, tricoloured mouse-eared bat, Cape hairy myotis, Temminck's hairy bat and three-coloured bat (Myotis tricolor) is a species of vesper bat that is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.