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Myotis velifer (cave myotis)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Vespertilio velifer was named by Allen (1890). It is extant.

It was recombined as Myotis velifer by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Vespertilio velifer Allen
1980Myotis velifer Kurten and Anderson p. 120

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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
speciesvelifer(Allen 1890)

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 velifer Allen 1890 [cave myotis]
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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, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arizona) Myotis velifer (20444)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Myotis velifer (74473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Myotis velifer (76059 76060)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Myotis velifer (74474)