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Myotis insularum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name: Myotis insularum
Species Authority: (Dobson, 1878)
Common Name/s:
English – Insular Myotis
Taxonomic Notes: The status of this taxon is doubtful. It is only known from the type specimen, which may be incorrectly labeled (Koopman 1984). It is purportedly collected in Samoa, but this has not been confirmed. Another alternative is that the specimen is a vagrant. Flannery (1995) includes it (with the name, Vespertilio insularum) as a synonym of Emballonura semicaudata.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Helgen, K. & Bonaccorso, F.
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. It is known only from a single type specimen from Samoa, which may have been mislabelled or misidentified; little else is known about the specimen.
History:
1996 – Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: There is a lot of doubt surrounding the distribution of this species. It is only known from the type specimen, which may be incorrectly labeled (Koopman 1984). It was purportedly collected in Samoa, but this has not been confirmed. Another alternative is that the specimen was a vagrant to Samoa.
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Population [top]

Population: It is known only from the holotype.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Nothing is known about the habitat and ecology of this species.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There is no information about threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no known conservation measures pertaining to this species. However, if there is a way to test the taxonomic validity or geographic origins of the specimen this could be very useful.
Citation: Helgen, K. & Bonaccorso, F. 2008. Myotis insularum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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