Myotis insularum (Dobson, 1878)
Insular myotis
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Vespertilio insularum Dobson, 1878
Considered a synonym of Emballonura semicaudata by (Flannery, 1995), but placed in Myotis with possible affinities to M. muricola (Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019:959).
Conservation Status
Missing or invalid (synonym)
Last record: 1878 (Martin et al., 2023)
Distribution
Samoa? (uncertain)
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Helgen, K. and Bonaccorso, F. J. (2020). Myotis insularum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T14169A22055968. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T14169A22055968.en. Accessed on 03 June 2023.
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Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
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Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. 1993. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, USA.