Australian Myotis
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The Australian Myotis (Myotis australis) is a species of vesper bat
in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found only in Australia
. The validity of this species is doubtful; it is known from a single specimen, supposedly from New South Wales
, that may be mislabelled or a vagrant
Myotis muricola or Myotis ater.
Vesper bat
Vesper bats , also known as Evening bats or Common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. They belong to the suborder Microchiroptera . There are over three hundred species distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica...
in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found only in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The validity of this species is doubtful; it is known from a single specimen, supposedly from New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, that may be mislabelled or a vagrant
Vagrancy (biology)
Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. The term accidental is sometimes also used...
Myotis muricola or Myotis ater.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Myotis australis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.