Eastern water bat
The eastern water bat or Sakhalin bat (Myotis petax) is a species of mouse-eared bat. It was for a long time considered to be a subspecies of Myotis daubentonii.[2]
| Eastern water bat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. petax |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis petax Hollister, 1912 | |
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Distribution
The Eastern water bat is a forest bat found in Russia (south and eastern Siberia, Transbaikalia, Primorye and Sakhalin), northern China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan (Hokkaido).[3]
References
- Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2020). "Myotis petax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T85342726A85342734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T85342726A85342734.en. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- Matveev, V.A., Kruskop, S.V. and Kramerov, D.A. 2005. Revalidation of Myotis petax Hollister, 1912 and its new status in connection with M. daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817) (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera). Acta Chiropterologica 7(1):23–37.
- Bats of Russia page on Myotis petax, accessed 19 August 2012
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