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Myotis volans

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Vespertilio volans was named by Allen (1866).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Vespertilio volans Allen
1980Myotis volans Kurten and Anderson p. 121

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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
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusMyotisKaup 1829
speciesvolans(Allen 1866)

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 volans Allen 1866
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Myotis volans (233123)