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Myotis diminutus

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in appearance. Very few individuals have ever been documented. Based on the measurements of one individual, a subadult male, individuals weigh approximately 3.5 g (0.12 oz) and have a forearm length of 33.3 mm (1.31 in). Its ears are short, at 11 mm (0.43 in) in length.
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in 1959. With only two confirmed localities, its elevation range of occurrence is 150–225 m (492–738 ft) above sea level.
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Moratelli, Ricardo; Wilson, Don E. (2011). "A new species of Myotis Kaup, 1829 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Ecuador".
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diminutus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Its bearing on the taxonomy of the species and discrimination from M. Nigricans".
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for "diminutive". Moratelli and Wilson selected this name because
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was collected in February 1979 47 km (29 mi) south of
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Moratelli, Ricardo; Wilson, Don E. (2015). "A second record of
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It has silky, cinnamon-brown fur. Its skull lacks a
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Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
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(2017). 33:Conservation status 1419:M. septentrionalis 1101:Little brown bat ( 1092:Kashmir cave bat ( 1083:Yellowish myotis ( 931:Gomantong myotis ( 922:Fraternal myotis ( 888:Findley's myotis ( 838:Dominican myotis ( 520:Large-footed bat ( 265:is similar to the 1767: 1766: 1726:Open Tree of Life 1614:Taxon identifiers 1605: 1604: 1528:Welwitsch's bat ( 1399:Schaub's myotis ( 1372:Riparian myotis ( 1345:Felten's myotis ( 1137:M. martiniquensis 1008:Ikonnikov's bat ( 992:Horsfield's bat ( 983:Herman's myotis ( 933:M. gomantongensis 913:Cinnamon myotis ( 804:Daubenton's bat ( 714:Bocharic myotis ( 669:Bechstein's bat ( 653:Chestnut myotis ( 646:M. austroriparius 608:Peters's myotis ( 590:Hairy-faced bat ( 556:Szechwan myotis ( 547:Myotis alcathoe ( 529:Southern myotis ( 365:Mammalian Biology 288:Nariño Department 187: 186: 154:M. diminutus 56: 1802: 1785:Mouse-eared bats 1760: 1759: 1747: 1746: 1734: 1733: 1721: 1720: 1708: 1707: 1695: 1694: 1682: 1681: 1669: 1668: 1656: 1655: 1654: 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izecksohni 1031: 1029: 1027: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1013: 1011: 1010:M. ikonnikovi 1006: 1004: 1003: 1002:M. hyrcanicus 999: 997: 995: 990: 988: 986: 981: 979: 977: 972: 970: 969: 965: 963: 961: 956: 954: 952: 951:M. grisescens 947: 945: 943: 938: 936: 934: 929: 927: 925: 920: 918: 916: 911: 909: 907: 902: 900: 899: 895: 893: 891: 886: 884: 883: 882:M. fimbriatus 879: 877: 875: 870: 868: 867: 863: 861: 859: 854: 852: 850: 845: 843: 841: 836: 834: 833: 829: 827: 825: 820: 818: 816: 811: 809: 807: 802: 800: 798: 793: 791: 789: 784: 782: 780: 775: 773: 771: 770:M. cobanensis 766: 764: 762: 757: 755: 753: 748: 746: 744: 743:M. chiloensis 739: 737: 735: 734:M. capaccinii 730: 728: 726: 721: 719: 717: 712: 710: 708: 703: 701: 699: 694: 692: 690: 685: 683: 681: 676: 674: 672: 667: 665: 664: 660: 658: 656: 651: 649: 647: 642: 640: 638: 633: 631: 629: 624: 622: 620: 615: 613: 611: 606: 604: 602: 597: 595: 593: 588: 586: 585: 584:M. annatessae 581: 579: 577: 572: 570: 568: 563: 561: 559: 554: 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planiceps 1328: 1319: 1312: 1304:M. pequinius 1303: 1294: 1285: 1276: 1267: 1258: 1251: 1242: 1234:M. nigricans 1233: 1225:M. nesopolus 1224: 1216:M. nattereri 1215: 1206: 1197: 1188: 1179: 1170: 1161: 1152: 1145: 1136: 1127: 1118: 1111: 1103:M. lucifugus 1102: 1093: 1084: 1075: 1066: 1059: 1050: 1041: 1032: 1026:M. insularum 1025: 1016: 1009: 1000: 993: 984: 976:M. hasseltii 975: 966: 959: 950: 941: 932: 923: 915:M. fortidens 914: 905: 896: 889: 880: 873: 866:M. escalerai 864: 857: 848: 839: 832:M. diminutus 831: 830: 823: 814: 805: 797:M. dasycneme 796: 787: 778: 769: 760: 752:M. chinensis 751: 742: 733: 724: 715: 706: 697: 688: 679: 670: 661: 654: 645: 637:M. australis 636: 628:M. auriculus 627: 618: 609: 600: 592:M. annectans 591: 582: 575: 566: 557: 548: 540:M. albescens 539: 530: 521: 509: 399: 395: 391: 385: 368: 364: 343:. 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Index

Conservation status
Data Deficient
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Binomial name
Wilson
mouse-eared bat
Ecuador
Colombia
described
Wilson
holotype
Santo Domingo, Ecuador
species name
Latin
mouse-eared bat
black myotis
sagittal crest
Ecuador
Nariño Department
Colombia

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