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Horsfield's bat

Myotis horsfieldii

Coenraad Jacob Temminck, 1840

Horsfield's bat (Myotis horsfieldii) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Species
Myotis horsfieldii

Common names

  • English:
    • Common Asiatic myotis
    • Horsfield's bat
    • Horsfield's myotis
    • Lesser large-tooth bat

Synonyms

  • Myotis jeannei, J. E. Hill (1983)
  • Myotis adversus, Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1915)
  • Leuconoe peshwa, Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1915)
  • Myotis dryas, Knud Christian Andersen (1907)
  • Myotis adversus, Knud Christian Andersen (1907)
  • Vespertilio horsfieldi, Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1840)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

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