Atacama myotis

Atacama myotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: M. atacamensis
Binomial name
Myotis atacamensis
Lataste, 1892

The Atacama myotis (Myotis atacamensis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Chile and Peru, an example ecoregion of occurrence being the Chilean matorral.[2]

References

  1. Barquez, R.; Diaz, M. (2008). "Myotis atacamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2013. Chilean matorral. ed. M.McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. Washington DC


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