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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 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.
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.
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)
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 ...
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 ...
This list includes organisms whose common or scientific names are drawn from indigenous languages of the Americas.When the common name of the organism in English derives from an indigenous language of the Americas, it is given first.