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(2015). See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris ; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis ; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Does not occur in Belize (B. Miller, pers. comm., 4/4/2019); [MDD2022] includes peninsularis; [IUCN] Myotis velifer includes magnamolaris . Apparently it is closely related to yumanensis .; [batnames2023] Includes peninsularis , which we recognize as subspecies following Nájera-Cortazar et al. (2015). See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris ; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis ; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Does not occur in Belize (B. Miller, pers. comm., 4/4/2019); [MDD2023] includes peninsularis; [MDD2025_2.0] includes peninsularis; [batnames2025_1.7] Includes peninsularis, which we recognize as subspecies following Nájera-Cortazar et al. (2015). See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Does not occur in Belize (B. Miller, pers. comm., 4/4/2019); [MDD2025_2.2] includes peninsularis						brevis, grandis, incautus, jaliscensis, magnamolaris.	magnamolaris, incautus, velifer	velifer, brevis, grandis, incautus, magnamolaris	jaliscensis	velifer, grandis, incautus		velifer, brevis, grandis, incautus, magnamolaris	velifer - jaliscensis, peninsularis	velifer, incautus, , jaliscensis, brevis, magnamolaris, grandis	Myotis velifer includes magnamolaris . Apparently it is closely related to yumanensis .	velifer, brevis, grandis, incautus, magnamolaris, peninsularis	velifer - jaliscensis 	velifer, incautus, peninsularis, jaliscensis, brevis, magnamolaris, grandis	velifer, incautus, peninsularis, jaliscensis, brevis, magnamolaris, grandis	brevis, grandis, incautus, magnamolaris, peninsularis, velifer	velifer - jaliscensis 	velifer (J. A. Allen, 1890)|incautus (J. A. Allen, 1896)|peninsularis G. S. Miller, 1898|jaliscensis Menegaux, 1901|brevis T. A. Vaughan, 1954|magnamolaris Choate & E. R. Hall, 1967|grandis Hayward, 1970		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Cave myotis	S USA – Honduras	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Myotis velifer	Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Santa Cruz del Valle.	J. A. Allen	1890	Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 3:177.	Distribution: Ranging from the southwestern United States to Honduras (but not in Baja California).		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Cave myotis	S USA – Honduras	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	J. A. Allen	1890	Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 3:177.	Subgenus Leuconoe. See Hayward (1970:4-5) for scope of this species. See Fitch et al. (1981, Mammalian Species, 149).	Honduras to Kansas and SE California (USA).	Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Santa Cruz del Valle.		J. A. ALLEN	1890	Size fairly large (forearm length, 36-47 mm; condylobasal length, 14-17 mm). Margin of plagiopatagium attached to side of foot. Rostrum relatively broad. Middle upper premolar in toothrow or slightly displaced medially.	Distribution: Ranging from the southwestern United States to Honduras (but not in Baja California).	Three subspecies are currently recognized:	M. v.magnamolaris (Kansas to northern Texas), M. v. incautus (New Mexico to northeastern Mexico), M. v. velifer (Nevada to Honduras).	107	species	M. velifer	J. A. ALLEN	1890	Leuconoe	subgenus	Myotis velifer				Size fairly large (forearm length, 36-47 mm; condylobasal length, 14-17 mm). Margin of plagiopatagium attached to side of foot. Rostrum relatively broad. Middle upper premolar in toothrow or slightly displaced medially.	Three subspecies are currently recognized:		60. M. velifer (J. A. ALLEN 1890) [levis group].	60	_M. v. brevis_ Vaughan, 1954; _M. v. grandis_ Hayward, 1970; _M. v. incautus_ (Allen, 1896); _M. v. magnamolaris_ Choate & Hall, 1967 (fossil); _M. v. peninsularis_ Miller, 1898; _M. v. velifer_ (Allen, 1890) (synonyms: _jaliscensis_ Menegaux, 1901)			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Vespertilionidae	Myotinae		Myotis velifer	Myotis		velifer	J. A. Allen	y	1890		Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.	3		177		Cave Myotis	Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Santa Cruz del Valle.	Honduras to Kansas and SE California (USA).	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	jaliscensis Menegaux, 1901; brevis Vaughan, 1954; grandis Hayward, 1970; incautus J. A. Allen, 1896; magnamolaris Choate and Hall, 1967.	See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001).	4C3D87E8FF4B6AF5FA559C861CD1B114	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Vespertilionidae_716.pdf.imf	hash://md5/b004ff90fffb6a44fffc96591e00bb32	938	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FF4B6AF5FA559C861CD1B114.xml	Myotis velifer	Vespertilionidae	Myotis	velifer		1890	Murin des grottes @fr | Hohlenmausohr @de | Ratonero de las cavernas @es	Vespertilio velifer J. A. Allen, 1890 , “Sta. [= Santa] Cruz del Valle, Guadalajara, Jalisco ,” Mexico . Subgenus Pizonyx; albescens species group. Three subspecies recognized.	M.v.veliferJ.A.Allen,1890—-fromSAri-zona(USA)toHonduras. M.v.grandisHayward,1970—CUSA,fromSNebraskatoOklahomaandNTexas. M. v. incautusJ. A. Allen, 1896 — S USA ,in S Texas and NW Mexico.	Head-body c¢. 45-54 mm , tail 35-55 mm , hindfoot 7-12 mm , forearm 36- 5—47 mm ; weight 6-11 g . Females are significantly larger than males. Fur is long and silky. Dorsal hairs are bicolored, with blackish bases and dark brown to light brown or sepia tips. Ventral hairs are paler, with darkish bases and bufftips. Ears are comparatively medium-sized (length 13-17 mm ), have lobe in base of internal edge, and extend beyond tip of nose. Membranes are mummy brown. Plagiopatagium is attached to feet by a broad band of membrane, and upper and lower surfaces of uropatagium are barely covered with hairs. Skull is robust and large (greatest length of skull 14-2-17- 6 mm ); rostrum is broad dorsally butlittle less than that of braincase; sagittal crest is well developed; and lambdoidal crests are present, ranging from low to high. Molars are robust and large; width compared with palatine is greater than in any other American Myotis . Chromosomal complement has 2n = 44 and FN = 50 with one pair of small biarmed autosomes, three pairs of large biarmed autosomes, and 17 acrocentric pairs of varying size. X- and Y-chromosomes are submetacentric.	Wide variety of habitats including deciduous rainforests, thorny rainforests, xeric scrublands, oak forests, pine forests, fir forests, and disturbed environments (e.g. agricultural mosaics and suburban areas) from sea level up to elevations above 3000 m .	The Cave Myotis forages just above vegetation, capturing prey in flight. Individuals forage more in open areas adjacent to wooded vegetation and high over canyon systems on warmer nights but closer to dense vegetation on cooler nights. Diets vary by season and habitat. In Arizona and northern Mexico , small moths ( Lepidoptera ) are most commonly consumed; in Kansas, beetles ( Coleoptera ) are more common in stomachs than moths, but variation in prey species did occur over time. Other insects (e.g. Diptera , Hemiptera , and Hymenoptera ) occur in diets.	Mating of the Cave Myotis occurs in hibernacula in autumn, and copulations are probably repeated during wakeful periods in winter. Sperm are stored in uterus during winter, and ovulation and fertilization occurs in April after females awake from hibernation. Females form maternity colonies in warmer parts of caves, under bridges, and in other locations. Maternal colonies with males present have been reported, but there is a tendency to sexually segregate after young are born. Gestation lasts ¢.60-70 days, with one young being born in late June or early July in northern populations and mid-April and May in southern populations. Neonates are ¢.25% of adult weight, which is reached at c.9 weeks of age. Young initiated flight at c.3 weeks old, and they began to forage at c.4 weeks. Males might not become reproductively active until their second year, and spermatogenesis occurs in late summer and early autumn. Females become reproductively active in their first year oflife.	Cave Myotis emerge from diurnal roosts ¢.30 minutes after sunset, depending on cloud cover, vegetation, topography, and season. Normally, they feed twice during the night, with major period of activity soon after sunset and shorter period just before sunrise. Nearly 80% of daily food consumption occursin the first two hours after initial emergence. Apparently, most individuals move directly to a stream or other water resource to drink shortly after emerging. Cave Myotis roost in caves but occasionally in crevices in rocks and walls, mine tunnels, and old buildings and under bridges. In winter, they seem to prefer caves with high humidity and permanent streams.	There is evidence that Cave Myotis have home ranges of several hundred square kilometers during non-migratory times of the year. In a field experiment, more than 50% of individuals released c. 60 km from their hibernaculum was able to return, although other caves were closer to the release area. There is also evidence of individuals returning to the same locality every year during the reproductive season. Populations from Kansas and Texas appear to be permanent residents, hibernating in caves during winter. Few seem to overwinter to California and Arizona , suggesting they move south. Populations in Mexico migrate to higher elevations in winter to hibernate. Colonies generally have 2000-5000 individuals but sometimes as many as 20,000 individuals. They can occur in close association with other bat species, such as the Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis ) and the Yuma Myotis (M. yumanensis ).	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Cave Myotis is widespread and presumably has a large population.	Castro-Campillo et al. (2014) | Davis, R. (1966) | Davis, R. & Cockrum (1965) | Dunnigan & Fitch 1967) | Fitch et al. (1981) | Hall & Dalquest (1963) | Hayward (1970) | Krutzsch (1961) | Kunz (1973b, 1974) | Solari 2019k) | Tinkle & Patterson (1965) | Wilson & Ruff (1999)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398765/files/figure.png	397. Cave Myotis Myotis velifer French: Murin des grottes / German: Hohlenmausohr / Spanish: Ratonero de las cavernas Taxonomy. Vespertilio velifer J. A. Allen, 1890 , “Sta. [= Santa] Cruz del Valle, Guadalajara, Jalisco ,” Mexico . Subgenus Pizonyx; albescens species group. Three subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. M.v.veliferJ.A.Allen,1890—-fromSAri-zona(USA)toHonduras. M.v.grandisHayward,1970—CUSA,fromSNebraskatoOklahomaandNTexas. M. v. incautusJ. A. Allen, 1896 — S USA ,in S Texas and NW Mexico. Descriptive notes. Head-body c¢. 45-54 mm , tail 35-55 mm , hindfoot 7-12 mm , forearm 36- 5—47 mm ; weight 6-11 g . Females are significantly larger than males. Fur is long and silky. Dorsal hairs are bicolored, with blackish bases and dark brown to light brown or sepia tips. Ventral hairs are paler, with darkish bases and bufftips. Ears are comparatively medium-sized (length 13-17 mm ), have lobe in base of internal edge, and extend beyond tip of nose. Membranes are mummy brown. Plagiopatagium is attached to feet by a broad band of membrane, and upper and lower surfaces of uropatagium are barely covered with hairs. Skull is robust and large (greatest length of skull 14-2-17- 6 mm ); rostrum is broad dorsally butlittle less than that of braincase; sagittal crest is well developed; and lambdoidal crests are present, ranging from low to high. Molars are robust and large; width compared with palatine is greater than in any other American Myotis . Chromosomal complement has 2n = 44 and FN = 50 with one pair of small biarmed autosomes, three pairs of large biarmed autosomes, and 17 acrocentric pairs of varying size. X- and Y-chromosomes are submetacentric. Habitat. Wide variety of habitats including deciduous rainforests, thorny rainforests, xeric scrublands, oak forests, pine forests, fir forests, and disturbed environments (e.g. agricultural mosaics and suburban areas) from sea level up to elevations above 3000 m . Food and Feeding. The Cave Myotis forages just above vegetation, capturing prey in flight. Individuals forage more in open areas adjacent to wooded vegetation and high over canyon systems on warmer nights but closer to dense vegetation on cooler nights. Diets vary by season and habitat. In Arizona and northern Mexico , small moths ( Lepidoptera ) are most commonly consumed; in Kansas, beetles ( Coleoptera ) are more common in stomachs than moths, but variation in prey species did occur over time. Other insects (e.g. Diptera , Hemiptera , and Hymenoptera ) occur in diets. Breeding. Mating of the Cave Myotis occurs in hibernacula in autumn, and copulations are probably repeated during wakeful periods in winter. Sperm are stored in uterus during winter, and ovulation and fertilization occurs in April after females awake from hibernation. Females form maternity colonies in warmer parts of caves, under bridges, and in other locations. Maternal colonies with males present have been reported, but there is a tendency to sexually segregate after young are born. Gestation lasts ¢.60-70 days, with one young being born in late June or early July in northern populations and mid-April and May in southern populations. Neonates are ¢.25% of adult weight, which is reached at c.9 weeks of age. Young initiated flight at c.3 weeks old, and they began to forage at c.4 weeks. Males might not become reproductively active until their second year, and spermatogenesis occurs in late summer and early autumn. Females become reproductively active in their first year oflife. Activity patterns. Cave Myotis emerge from diurnal roosts ¢.30 minutes after sunset, depending on cloud cover, vegetation, topography, and season. Normally, they feed twice during the night, with major period of activity soon after sunset and shorter period just before sunrise. Nearly 80% of daily food consumption occursin the first two hours after initial emergence. Apparently, most individuals move directly to a stream or other water resource to drink shortly after emerging. Cave Myotis roost in caves but occasionally in crevices in rocks and walls, mine tunnels, and old buildings and under bridges. In winter, they seem to prefer caves with high humidity and permanent streams. Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is evidence that Cave Myotis have home ranges of several hundred square kilometers during non-migratory times of the year. In a field experiment, more than 50% of individuals released c. 60 km from their hibernaculum was able to return, although other caves were closer to the release area. There is also evidence of individuals returning to the same locality every year during the reproductive season. Populations from Kansas and Texas appear to be permanent residents, hibernating in caves during winter. Few seem to overwinter to California and Arizona , suggesting they move south. Populations in Mexico migrate to higher elevations in winter to hibernate. Colonies generally have 2000-5000 individuals but sometimes as many as 20,000 individuals. They can occur in close association with other bat species, such as the Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis ) and the Yuma Myotis (M. yumanensis ). Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Cave Myotis is widespread and presumably has a large population. Bibliography. Castro-Campillo et al. (2014), Davis, R. (1966), Davis, R. & Cockrum (1965), Dunnigan & Fitch 1967), Fitch et al. (1981), Hall & Dalquest (1963), Hayward (1970), Krutzsch (1961), Kunz (1973b, 1974), Solari 2019k), Tinkle & Patterson (1965), Wilson & Ruff (1999).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Vespertilionidae	Myotis velifer	Myotis	Unassigned-Myotis	velifer	J. A. Allen	1890	1	Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.	0.2479	Cave Myotis	 jaliscensis Menegaux, 1901; peninsularis Miller, 1898; <b> brevis </b> Vaughan, 1954; <b> grandis </b> Hayward, 1970; <b> incautus </b> J. A. Allen, 1896; <b> magnamolaris </b> Choate and Hall, 1967.	Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Santa Cruz del Valle.	Honduras to Kansas and SE California (USA).	Not listed.	Least Concern	Includes peninsularis , which we recognize as subspecies following Nájera-Cortazar et al. (2015). See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris ; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis ; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Does not occur in Belize (B. Miller, pers. comm., 4/4/2019)	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Myotis velifer	23	Cave Myotis		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	MYOTINAE	NA	Myotis	Pizonyx	velifer	J. A. Allen	1890	1	Vespertilio_velifer	Allen, J. A. (1890). Notes on collections of mammals made in Central and Southern Mexico, by Dr. Audley C. Buller, with descriptions of new species of the genera Vespertilio, Sciurus, and Lepus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 3, 177.	https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/845//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/bul/B003a11.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y	AMNH 2696/2135		"Sta. [= Santa] Cruz del Valle, Guadalajara, Jalisco," Mexico.			velifer (J. A. Allen, 1890)|incautus (J. A. Allen, 1896)|peninsularis G. S. Miller, 1898|jaliscensis Menegaux, 1901|brevis Vaughan, 1954|magnamolaris Choate & E. R. Hall, 1967|grandis Hayward, 1970	includes peninsularis	Nájera-Cortazar, L. A., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & De Luna, E. (2015). An analysis of Myotis peninsularis (Vespertilionidae) blending morphometric and genetic datasets. Acta Chiropterologica, 17(1), 37-47.	United States|Mexico|Guatemala|El Salvador|Honduras	North America	Nearctic|Neotropic	LC	0	0	0	Myotis_velifer	0	sciname match	Myotis_velifer	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	14208	Myotis velifer	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Myotis	velifer	(J.A. Allen, 1890)	Myotis velifer includes magnamolaris . Apparently it is closely related to yumanensis .	20000000	Myotis velifer	Least Concern		2019	2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.	This species is usually found in evergreen or pine-oak forest and pine forest at mid and high elevations, also at lower elevations in riparian habitats near desert scrub (Reid 2009). It roosts in tight clusters in caves, mine tunnels, buildings, and under bridges. These colonies can number from 50 to 15,000 individuals (Fitch et al. 1981, Reid 2009). This bat leaves the roost about 30 minutes after sunset and flies directly to water to drink before foraging. It usually forages just above the vegetation, with fast, direct flight. Females return to the day roost within 2 to 3 hours and feed again before dawn. Like most North American bats, this species is insectivorous, insects eaten include beetles, flying ants, and moths. Its diet changes with the season and habitat. The cave myotis normally feeds twice a night during the summer, once soon after sunset and again just before sunrise. Some northern populations hibernate in winter, others migrate. Populations in Mexico move to higher elevations in winter to hibernate (Wilson and Ruff 1999). In New Mexico, this species is active at temperatures (18 to 26 °C) higher than other species of Myotis , except M. yumanensis (17 to 27 °C). In Kansas, single young are born in June to July. In Veracruz, Mexico, pregnant females were caught in March and December (Hall and Dalquest 1963, Fitch et al.  1981, Reid 2009).Banding of M. velifer revealed their longevity to be at least 6 years, but it has been suggested that a 10 to 12 year life span would not be unreasonable (Fitch et al . 1981).	Primary threats include cave/mine disturbance (unregulated mining and tourism), mine closures, renewed mining activity, and foraging habitat loss due to conversion to human uses.	Myotis velifer occurs in cave colonies of 2,000 to 5,000 individuals throughout much of their range (Fitch et al . 1981). Populations in Kansas and Texas appear to be permanent residents, hibernating in caves during the winter ;(Wilson and Ruff 1999). It is uncommon in Central America, to common in the southwestern USA (Reid 2009).	Stable	This species occurs from Honduras and Guatemala northward to Kansas, southern Nevada and southeastern California (USA) (Wilson and Ruff 1999, Simmons 2005). It occurs from lowlands to 3,300 m (Reid 2009).		Terrestrial	Through its geographic distribution, this species occurs in several protected areas.	Nearctic|Neotropical		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Vespertilionidae	Myotis	Unassigned - Myotis	velifer	J. A. Allen	1890	1	Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.	0.247917	Cave Myotis	 jaliscensis Menegaux, 1901; peninsularis Miller, 1898; <b> brevis </b> Vaughan, 1954; <b> grandis </b> Hayward, 1970; <b> incautus </b> J. A. Allen, 1896; <b> magnamolaris </b> Choate and Hall, 1967.	Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Santa Cruz del Valle.	Honduras to Kansas and SE California (USA).	Not listed.	Least Concern	Includes peninsularis , which we recognize as subspecies following Nájera-Cortazar et al. (2015). See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris ; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis ; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Does not occur in Belize (B. Miller, pers. comm., 4/4/2019)	Myotis velifer	1005481	23	Cave Myotis		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	MYOTINAE	NA	Myotis	Pizonyx	velifer	J. A. Allen	1890	1	Vespertilio_velifer	Allen, J. A. (1890). Notes on collections of mammals made in Central and Southern Mexico, by Dr. Audley C. Buller, with descriptions of new species of the genera Vespertilio, Sciurus, and Lepus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 3, 177.	https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/bitstream/handle/2246/845//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/bul/B003a11.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y	AMNH 2696/2135		"Sta. [= Santa] Cruz del Valle, Guadalajara, Jalisco," Mexico.			velifer (J. A. Allen, 1890)|incautus (J. A. Allen, 1896)|peninsularis G. S. Miller, 1898|jaliscensis Menegaux, 1901|brevis Vaughan, 1954|magnamolaris Choate & E. R. Hall, 1967|grandis Hayward, 1970	includes peninsularis	Nájera-Cortazar, L. A., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & De Luna, E. (2015). An analysis of Myotis peninsularis (Vespertilionidae) blending morphometric and genetic datasets. Acta Chiropterologica, 17(1), 37-47.			USA(NE,KS,OK,TX,AZ,NM,CA,NV)	United States|Mexico|Guatemala|El Salvador|Honduras	North America	Nearctic|Neotropic	LC	0	0	0	Myotis_velifer	0	sciname match	Myotis_velifer	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Myotis_velifer	1005481	23	Cave Myotis		Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Myotinae	NA	Myotis	Pizonyx	velifer	J. A. Allen	1	Vespertilio velifer	Allen, J.A. 1890-12-10. Notes on collections of mammals made in central and southern Mexico, by Dr. Audley C. Buller, with descriptions of new species of the genera _Vespertilio_, _Sciurus_ and _Lepus_. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 3(11):175-194.	https://hdl.handle.net/2246/845	AMNH MO-2135, AMNH MS-2696	holotype	http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-2135 | http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2696	"Sta. [= Santa] Cruz del Valle, Guadalajara, Jalisco," Mexico.			includes peninsularis	Nájera-Cortazar, L. A., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & De Luna, E. (2015). An analysis of Myotis peninsularis (Vespertilionidae) blending morphometric and genetic datasets. Acta Chiropterologica, 17(1), 37-47.			USA(NE,KS,OK,TX,AZ,NM,CA,NV)	United States|Mexico|Guatemala|El Salvador|Honduras	North America	Nearctic|Neotropic	LC	0	0	0	Myotis_velifer	0	sciname match	Myotis_velifer	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Vespertilionidae	Myotis	Pizonyx	velifer	J. A. Allen	1890	1	Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.	0.247917	Cave Myotis	jaliscensis Menegaux, 1901; peninsularis Miller, 1898; brevis Vaughan, 1954; grandis Hayward, 1970; incautus J. A. Allen, 1896; magnamolaris Choate and Hall, 1967.	Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Santa Cruz del Valle.	Honduras to Kansas and SE California (USA).	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14208/22063586/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Includes peninsularis, which we recognize as subspecies following Nájera-Cortazar et al. (2015). See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Does not occur in Belize (B. Miller, pers. comm., 4/4/2019)		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Myotis velifer; Myotis velifer; Myotis velifer; Myotis velifer; Myotis velifer; Myotis velifer; velifer; brevis; grandis; incautus; magnamolaris; jaliscensis; velifer; grandis; incautus; brevis; grandis; incautus; magnamolaris; jaliscensis; peninsularis; velifer; incautus; peninsularis; jaliscensis; brevis; magnamolaris; grandis; Murin des grottes; Hohlenmausohr; Ratonero de las cavernas; Cave Myotis; Cave Myotis; Cave Myotis; M. velifer