Myotis_scotti

Scott's mouse-eared bat

Scott's mouse-eared bat

Species of bat

Scott's mouse-eared bat (Myotis scotti) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Ethiopia, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Taxonomy and etymology

Scott's mouse-eared bat was described as a new species in 1927 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The eponym for the species name "scotti" was H. H. Scott. Scott had obtained the holotype near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Benda, P.; Lavrenchenko, L. (2017). "Myotis scotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14199A22062198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14199A22062198.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Thomas, O. (1927). "LX.—A new bat of the genus Myotis from Abyssinia". Journal of Natural History. 19 (113): 554–555. doi:10.1080/00222932708655532.


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