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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.)
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.
Six species have been recorded to live over thirty years in the wild: the brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), the Siberian bat (Myotis sibiricus), the lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii) the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum), and the Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus). [246]
Lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii) Rufous mouse-eared bat (Myotis bocagii) Far Eastern myotis (Myotis bombinus) Bornean whiskered myotis (Myotis borneoensis) Brandt's bat (Myotis brandti) Bocharic myotis (Myotis bucharensis) California myotis (Myotis californicus) Long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii) Chilean myotis (Myotis chiloensis)
Greater mouse-eared bat. The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Vespertilionidae (mouse-eared bats) Subfamily: Myotinae. Genus: Myotis. Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis LC; Subfamily ...
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 ...