| Silver-tipped myotis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. albescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Myotis albescens Geoffroy, 1806
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| Silver-tipped Myotis Bat range | |
The silver-tipped myotis (Myotis albescens) is a species of mouse-eared bat found in a range of lowland habitats in the Americas.
It is part of the vesper bat genus Myotis, which includes many common species across the world. Genetic analysis suggests that it is probably most closely related to a group of Neotropical Myotis species that includes Myotis nigricans, Myotis levis, and Myotis oxyotus,[2] or alternatively to Myotis dominicensis alone.[3]
- ^ Barquez, R.; Diaz, M.; Samudio Jr, R.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2016). "Myotis albescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14140A22049892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14140A22049892.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Stadelmann, B.; et al. (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of New World Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA genes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 43 (1): 32–48. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.06.019. PMID 17049280.
- ^ Lack, Justin B.; Roehrs, Zachary P.; Stanley, Craig E.; Ruedi, Manuel; Van Den Bussche, Ronald A. (2010). "Molecular phylogenetics of Myotis indicate familial-level divergence for the genus Cistugo (Chiroptera)". Journal of Mammalogy. 91 (4): 976–992. doi:10.1644/09-MAMM-A-192.1.