Myotis vivesi

Not to be confused with fisherman bat.

Myotis vivesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. vivesi
Binomial name
Myotis vivesi

Myotis vivesi, the fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis,[3] is a species of bat that lives around the Gulf of California, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. It is the largest species of the genus Myotis in the Americas, and has exceptionally large feet, which it uses in hunting. It was described in 1901 by Auguste Ménégaux. It was previously considered the only member of the Myotis subgenus Pizonyx, but Pizonyx is now considered to contain all American Myotis species, along with two Eurasian ones.[4]

  1. ^ Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Ospina-Garces, S. (2016). "Myotis vivesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14209A22069146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14209A22069146.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ A. Ménégaux (1901). "Description d'une variété et d'une espèce nouvelle de Chiroptère rapporté du MExique par M. Diguet". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 1. 7: 321–327.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beolens was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "ITIS - Report: Myotis (Pizonyx)". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-09.