Myotis anjouanensis

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 anjouanensis

Species Authority:

Dorst, 1960

Common Name/s:

English

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Anjouan Myotis

Taxonomic Notes:

A recent split from Myotis goudoti.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Jacobs, D.

Reviewer/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been recognised as a distinct species, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status, threats and ecological requirements.

History:

2004

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Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This little known species is endemic to the island of Anjouan in the Comoros Islands.
Countries:	Native: Comoros
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Population [top]

Population:	There is currently little information on the abundance of this species. Specimens were collected by Goodman (2007) from Anjouan in 2007.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is little information available on the natural history of this poorly known bat.
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 natural history and possible threats to this little known species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the natural history and possible threats to this little known species.

Citation:	Jacobs, D. 2008. Myotis anjouanensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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