Myotis australis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Myotis australis

Species Authority:

(Dobson, 1878)

Common Name/s:

English

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Australian Myotis, Ustrailian Myotis

Taxonomic Notes:

The taxonomic status of Myotis australis is unclear. Hill (1983) treated it as a subspecies of M. ater. The holotype, and only certain specimen, might have been incorrectly labelled, or a vagrant of M. muricola (Husson 1970, as cited in Simmons 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Reardon, T. & Lumsden, L.

Reviewer/s:

Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team), Racey, P.A., Medellín, R. & Hutson, A.M. (Chiroptera Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as the absence of any information on its extent of occurrence, status, and ecological requirements.

History:

1996

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Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The type specimen of M. australis was collected in the nineteenth century from New South Wales, Australia, but may refer to a vagrant individual of M. muricola. A specimen from north-western Western Australia could also belong in this species (Koopman 1984).
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Population [top]

Population:	It is known only with certainty from the type specimen.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The natural history of this species is not known.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, and abundance of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, and abundance of this species.

Citation:	Reardon, T. & Lumsden, L. 2008. Myotis australis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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