A moderately large member of the Myotis spp. Fur on head and body are orange to orange-brown in colour. The margin of ear pinnae are black, giving them a black-rimmed appearance. The patagium has a distinct black-orange colour pattern- orange along the phalanges and the remaining black.
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📚 Overview
SubSpecies Varieties Races
Myotis formosus formosus (Hodgson, 1835)
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Diseases
Lyssaviruses
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Description
Global Distribution
India, Nepal, Philippines
Distribution In India
Specimen records from north Bengal. Throughout northern India, south to Nagpur.
Distribution In Assam
Assam.
Distribution
India, China, Bangaladesh, Indonesia
Global Distribution
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Korea, Loas, Nepal, Philippines and Taiwan Myotis formosus formosus : Afghanistan, Nepal, and south eastern Asia
Indian Distribution
Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal Myotis formosus formosus : Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least concern
IUCN redlist Status: Least Concern
Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status.
| Attributions | Sharma, G., Kamalakannan, M. and Venkataraman, K. 2014. A Checklist of Mammals of India with their distribution and conservation status. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Mani et al. (2017). Serological Evidence of Lyssavirus infection in Nagaland- a north-eastern state in India, Epidemiology & Infection, 145 (8)
- Francis, Charles M. (2008). A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-east Asia. New Holland Publishers (UK) Limited. Pp 230
- Francis, C., Bates, P., Csorba, G., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Myotis formosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14160A4412312. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14160A4412312.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2018
- Alfred et al., 2002, 2006
- Talmale and Pradhan, 2009
- Wilson and Reeder, 2005
Information Listing > References
- Mani et al. (2017). Serological Evidence of Lyssavirus infection in Nagaland- a north-eastern state in India, Epidemiology & Infection, 145 (8)
- Francis, Charles M. (2008). A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-east Asia. New Holland Publishers (UK) Limited. Pp 230
- Francis, C., Bates, P., Csorba, G., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. 2008. Myotis formosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14160A4412312. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14160A4412312.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2018
- Alfred et al., 2002, 2006
- Talmale and Pradhan, 2009
- Wilson and Reeder, 2005
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| taxon:hierarchy.superfamily | Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus | Myotis |
| Species | Myotis formosus (Hodgson 1835) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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