Myotis brandtii

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 989 meters (0 to 3,245 feet).[1]

Ecology: It inhabits mixed and broadleaf forest , and sometimes coniferous forest, often in close proximity to water (K . Tsytsulina pers. comm. 2005; Gerell 1999). It is less often found near human habitation than its congener M. mystacinus. Summer roosts are in buildings, tree holes , and bird and bat boxes, but most often in tree holes. In winter it hibernates in caves, tunnels, cellars and mines. It is an occasional migrant, with movements of up to 618 km recorded (Hutterer et al. 2005). It hunts near inland waters , but feeds on non-aquatic insects, breeding in June and July (Sokolov and Orlov 1980).[2].

List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.1     Forest - Boreal   
  
•     1.4     Forest - Temperate   
  
•     7     Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)   
  
•     7.1     Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Caves   
  
•     7.2     Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Other Subterranean Habitats   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.4     Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens   
  
•     14.5     Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Myotis brandti

Notes

In this assessment we regard M. brandtii as a species consisting of two forms, M. brandtii brandtii (Europe, Caucasus, Western Siberia), and M. b . gracilis (central and Eastern Siberia, Mongolia, Korea, Manchurea, Japan) (Benda and Tsytsulina 2000, Tsytsulina 2001).[2].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Myotis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 134 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. abei (Sakhalin Myotis) · M. adversus (Large-Footed Myotis) · M. aelleni (Southern Myotis) · M. albescens (Silver-Tipped Myotis) · M. alcathoe (ALCATHOE WHISKERED BAT) · M. altarium (South-Western Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. anjouanensis (Anjouan Myotis) · M. annamiticus (Annamit Myotis) · M. annectans (Hairy Faced Bat) · M. atacamensis (Atacaman Myotis) · M. ater (Peters's Myotis) · M. atra (Peters's Myotis) · M. aurascens (Steppe Whiskered Bat) · M. auriculus (Southwestern Myotis) · M. australis (Ustrailian Myotis) · M. austroriparius (Mouse-Eared Bats) · M. austroriparius austroriparius (Southeastern Myotis) · M. bechsteini (Bechstein's Bat) · M. bechsteinii (Bechstein's Myotis) · M. blythii (Lesser Mouse-Eared Myotis) · M. bocagei (Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. bocagei bocagei (Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. bocagii (Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. bombinus (Far Eastern Myotis) · M. brandti (Brandt's Bat) · M. brandtii (Brandt's Myotis) · M. bucharensis (Bokhara Whiskered Bat) · M. californicus (Californian Myotis) · M. californicus californicus (Californis Myotis) · M. capaccinii (Long-Fingered Bat) · M. capaccinii capaccinii (Long-Fingered Bat) · M. chiloensis (Chilean Myotis) · M. chinensis (Large Myotis) · M. ciliolabrum (Western Small-Footed Myotis) · M. ciliolabrum ciliolabrum (Western Small-Footed Myotis) · M. cobanensis (Guatemalan Myotis) · M. csorbai (Csorbas Mouse-Eared Myotis.) · M. dasycneme (Pond Myotis) · M. daubentoni (Daubenton's Bat) · M. daubentonii (Daubenton's Myotis) · M. davidii (David's Myotis) · M. dominicensis (Dominican Myotis) · M. elegans (Elegant Myotis) · M. emarginatus (GEOFFROY'S MYOTIS) · M. emarginatus emarginatus (Geoffroy's Bat) · M. evotis (Long-Eared Myotis) · M. evotis evotis (Long-Eared Myotis) · M. fimbriatus (Fringed Long-Footed Myotis) · M. findleyi (Findley's Myotis) · M. formosus (Hodgson's Myotis) · M. formosus formosus (Hodgson's Bat) · M. fortidens (Cinnamon Myotis) · M. fortidens fortidens (Cinnamon Myotis) · M. frater (Long-Tailed Whiskered Bat) · M. gomantongensis (Gomantong Myotis) · M. goudoti (Malagasy Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. grisescens (Mouse-Eared Bats) · M. hajastanicus (Armenian Myotis) · M. hasseltii (Lesser Large-Footed Myotis) · M. hermani (Herman's Myotis) · M. horsfieldii (Horsfield's Myotis) · M. hosonoi (Hosono's Myotis) · M. ikonnikovi (Ikonnikov's Whiskered Bat) · M. insularum (Insular Myotis) · M. keaysi (Hairy-Legged Myotis) · M. keenii (Northern Long-Eared Bat) · M. laniger (Chinese Water Myotis) · M. leibii (Western Small-Footed Myotis) · M. leibii leibii (Eastern Small-Footed Myotis) · M. lesueuri (Lesueur's Hairy Bat) · M. levis (Yellowish Myotis) · M. levis levis (Yellowish Myotis) · M. longipes (Kashmir Cave Bat) · M. lucifugus (Little Brown Myotis) · M. lucifugus lucifugus (Little Brown Myotis) · M. macrodactylus (Big-Footed Myotis) · M. macropus (Large-Footed Myotis) · M. macrotarsus (Philippine Large-Footed Myotis) · M. martiniquensis (Schwartz's Myotis) · M. melanorhinus (Dark-Nosed Small-Footed Myotis) · M. milleri (Miller's Myotis) · M. moluccarum (Maluku Myotis) · M. montivagus (Burmese Whiskered Myotis) · M. morrisi (Morris's Bat) · M. muricola (Nepalese Whiskered Bat) · M. myotis (Greater Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. mystacinus (WHISKERED MYOTIS) · M. nattereri (Natterer's Bat) · M. nesopolus (Curacao Myotis) · M. nigricans (Black Myotis) · M. nipalensis (Nepal Myotis) · M. occultus (Arizona Myotis) · M. oreias (Singaporese Whiskered Myotis) · M. oxyotus (Montane Myotis) · M. ozensis (Honshu Myotis) · M. peninsularis (Peninsular Myotis) · M. pequinius (Peking Myotis) · M. pilosus (Rickett's Big-Footed Myotis) · M. planiceps (Flat-Headed Myotis) · M. pruinosus (Blackish Whiskered Bat)

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Further Reading

• A history of British mammals / London: Gurney and Jackson, 1910-[1921]. url .
• Bats of Portugal: zoogeography and systematics / by Jorge M. Palmeirim. 1990 Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas. Museum of Natural History, 1990. url figs. 17-18, page 14, figs. 19-21, page 15, fig. 24, page 19, p. 20, p. 22, p. 40, p. 45, p. 47, p. 48.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 264.
• Checklists for the CORINE Biotopes Programme and its application in the PHARE countries of Central and East Europe: including comparisons with relevant conventions and agreements on the conservation of European species and habitats EC url p. 97.
• Spixiana. Mnchen: Zoologische Staatssammlung Mnchen, 1977- url p. 185, p. 276.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
• Hutson, A.M., Spitzenberger, F., Coroiu, I., Aulagnier, S., Juste, J., Karata?, A., Palmeirim, J. & Paunovi?, M. 2008. Myotis brandtii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

• European Environment Agency, EUNIS
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS, National System of Proetcted Areas
• Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Mammals
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Mammal records from Britain from the Atlas of Mammals
• , with some subsequent records
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Natural England - Batsites inventory for Britain

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2494622
• IUCN ID: 225081
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2142843

Footnotes

1. Mean = 139.790 meters (458.629 feet), Standard Deviation = 141.920 based on 212 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Hutson, A.M., Spitzenberger, F., Coroiu, I., Aulagnier, S., Juste, J., Karata?, A., Palmeirim, J. & Paunovi?, M. 2008. Myotis brandtii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]

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