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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".
Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) Myotinae is one of the four subfamilies of Vespertilionidae, itself one of twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this subfamily is called a myotine, or a 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.
Scott's mouse-eared bat (Myotis scotti) Long-toed myotis (Myotis secundus) Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) Siberian bat (Myotis sibricus) Mandelli's mouse-eared bat (Myotis sicarius) Himalayan whiskered bat (Myotis siligorensis) Velvety myotis (Myotis simus) Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) Reddish myotis (Myotis soror) Kei ...
The monotypic genus Tomopeas, represented by the blunt-eared bat (Tomopeas ravum), is acknowledged as the potentially closest link between the Vespertilionidae and Molossidae, as it is the most basal member of the Molossidae and has intermediate characteristics of both families.
Pages in category "Mouse-eared bats" The following 130 pages are in this category, out of 130 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alcathoe bat;
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 lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (Myotis blythii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Distribution