Myotis nattereri

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae; Myotis; Myotis nattereri; Natterer's bat
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6577993; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6577993

489. Natterer’s Myotis Myotis nattereri French: Murin de Natterer / German: Fransenfledermaus / Spanish: Ratonero de Natterer Other common names: Natterer's Bat Taxonomy. Vespertilio natterer: Kuhl, 1817, Hanau, Hessen, Germany. Subgenus Myotis; myotis species group. The taxonomy of the nattereri species complex is currently very convoluted. Four cryptic species have currently been recognized as distinct (M. nattereri, M. crypticus, M. escalerai, and M. zenatius) based on morphometric and genetic data, and a further two more species (hoveli and tschuliensis) may be recognizable from the Levant and Caucasus that appearto be related to M. schaubi. Anothercryptic species may also be found on Corsica based on limited genetic data; the populations on other large Mediterranean islandsare also currently uncertain due to the recent taxonomic changes. Myotis natterer and M. crypticus are sister species whereas M. escalerai and M. zenatiusare sister to one another with M. schaubi being related to either clade based on various genetic studies. The names hoveli and tschuliensis are here included as subspecies pending further studies that may prove their distinctiveness. Three subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. M. n. nattereriKuhl, 1817 — broadly extended in N, C & E Europe until 60° N and W Turkey. M.n.hoveliD.L.Harrison,1964—SCTurkey,WSyria,Lebanon,Israel,andWJordan. M. n. tschuliensis Kuzyakin, 1935 — Crimea S to Caucasus region. Isolated populations from W Russia, Crete, Cyprus, and Iraq, Iran, and Turkmenistan are not currently assigned to a subspecies. Descriptive notes. Head-body 43-48 mm,tail 38-47 mm, ear 15-4—17- 5 mm, hindfoot 7-1-9-3, forearm 38-5—41- 2 mm; weight 7-10 g. Natterer’s Myotis has very distinct color between dorsum (generally brownish to grayish) and venter(pale grayish to whitish). Fur is remarkably long and shaggy. Young tend to be darker than adults, with skin and wings remarkably blackish. It has very broad wings and short wingspans (245-300 mm) that allow very agile and ...