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Myotis lucifugus

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Vespertilio lucifugus was named by Le Conte (1831).

It was recombined as Myotis lucifugus by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Rabon et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Vespertilio lucifugus Le Conte
1980Myotis lucifugus Kurten and Anderson p. 120
2000Myotis lucifugus Rabon et al. p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusMyotisKaup 1829
specieslucifugus(Le Conte 1831)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Myotis lucifugus Le Conte 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Myotis lucifugus (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Myotis lucifugus (74473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Myotis lucifugus (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Myotis lucifugus (84195)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Myotis lucifugus (82258 103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Myotis lucifugus (104035 104672)