Myotis davidii

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 davidii

Species Authority:

Peters, 1869

Common Name/s:

English

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David's Myotis

Taxonomic Notes:

Previously included as a subspecies of Myotis mystacinus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Smith, A.T., Johnston, C.H., Jones, G. & Rossiter, S.
Reviewer/s:	Johnston, C.H. & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Although there are few data regarding this species, it is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a several protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This is an endemic species of China, occurring in the following provinces: Beijing, Hebei, (Smith and Xie 2008), Nei Mongol, Shanxi, (CSIS 2008), Hubei and Shaanxi.
Countries:	Native: China (Beijing, Hebei, Hubei, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi); Hong Kong
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Population [top]

Population:	There are no current data on the population status for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There are no data on the habitat and ecology of this species (Smith and Xie 2008).
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:	This species occurs in Songshan, Shennongjia, and Pangquangou Nature Reserves (CSIS 2008), and may be present in other protected areas. Research is needed in the areas of population status, biology and ecology, habitat status, and threats. In China, this species was regionally Red Listed (as M. mystacinus) as Near Threatened nearly meeting the criteria for listing as Vulnerable under criterion A1bc (Wang and Xie 2004).

Conservation Actions:

This species occurs in Songshan, Shennongjia, and Pangquangou Nature Reserves (CSIS 2008), and may be present in other protected areas. Research is needed in the areas of population status, biology and ecology, habitat status, and threats. In China, this species was regionally Red Listed (as M. mystacinus) as Near Threatened nearly meeting the criteria for listing as Vulnerable under criterion A1bc (Wang and Xie 2004).

Citation:	Smith, A.T., Johnston, C.H., Jones, G. & Rossiter, S. 2008. Myotis davidii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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