Myotis petax Hollister 1912 ...

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae; Myotis; Myotis petax; Butit; Sakhalin; Lynx; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6577957; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6577957

475. Russian Myotis Myotis petax French: Murin de |' Altai / German: Sibirien-Wasserfledermaus / Spanish: Ratonero de Altai Other common names: Eastern Water Myotis, Sakhalin Myotis, Taxonomy. Myotis petax Hollister, 1912, “Kosh-Agatch, Chuisaya Steppe, Altai District, Siberia [Russia]; Altitude 7300 feet [= 2225 m].” Subgenus Myotis; macrodactylus species group (4 species). Myotis petax has been considered a subspecies of M. daubentonii, but molecular and morphological data support its recognition as a distinct species. Genetic data indicate that M. petax is closer to other East Asian Myotis (e.g. M. pilosus, M. fimbriatus, and M. macrodactylus). Taxon abei has been recognized as a distinct species, butit is a junior synonym of nominate petax based on morphology and molecular data. Subspecies loukashkini tentatively includes chasanensis, pending additional comparison. Three subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. ... : Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Vespertilionidae, pp. 716-981 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 973, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6397752 ...