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It has been recovered in a New World Myotis clade, at times found as sister to the clade containing Nearctic species, such as M. lucifugus , M. occultus , and M. fortidens (mitochondrial approaches), or as sister to the clade containing the Neotropical Myotis (nuclear approaches). R. N. Platt and collaborators in 2018 provided a detailed discussion of these issues. Monotypic.; [batnames2022] Often placed in its own genus, Pizonyx . See Blood and Clark (1998).; [batnames2023] Often placed in its own genus, Pizonyx . See Blood and Clark (1998).; [batnames2025_1.7] Often placed in its own genus, Pizonyx. See Blood and Clark (1998).														vivesi				vivesi 	vivesi 			vivesi Menegaux, 1901		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Fish-eating bat	NW Mexico; coasts, islands	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 vivesi	Mexico, Baja California, Partida Isl.	Menegaux	1901	Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 7:323.	Distribution: Confined to coasts of northwestern Mexico.		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	Fish-eating bat	NW Mexico; coasts, islands	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.	Menegaux	1901	Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 7:323.	Subgenus Leuconoe.	Coast of Sonora and Baja California (Mexico), chiefly on small islands.	Mexico, Baja California, Partida Isl.		MENEGAUX	1901	Size relatively large (forearm length, 59-63 mm). Margin of plagiopatagium attached to side of unusually large foot, but greatly narrowed near the leg, thus largely freeing the foot for use in gaffing fish. Braincase fairly low. Rostrum relatively broad. Middle upper premolar in toothrow.	Distribution: Confined to coasts of northwestern Mexico.	No subspecies.		109	species	M. vivesi	MENEGAUX	1901	Leuconoe	subgenus	Myotis vivesi				Size relatively large (forearm length, 59-63 mm). Margin of plagiopatagium attached to side of unusually large foot, but greatly narrowed near the leg, thus largely freeing the foot for use in gaffing fish. Braincase fairly low. Rostrum relatively broad. Middle upper premolar in toothrow.	No subspecies.		80. M. vivesi MENEGAUX 1901 [macrotarsus group].	80	NA			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 vivesi	Myotis		vivesi	Menegaux		1901		Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris	7		323		Fish-eating Myotis	Mexico, Baja California, Partida Isl.	Coast of Sonora and Baja California (Mexico), chiefly on small islands.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.		Often placed in its own genus, Pizonyx. See Blood and Clark (1998).	4C3D87E8FF566AE9FF8791F21903B086	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	935	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FF566AE9FF8791F21903B086.xml	Myotis vivesi	Vespertilionidae	Myotis	vivesi	Menegaux	1901	Murin pécheur @fr | Fischfressendes Mausohr @de | Ratonero pescador @es | Fish-eating Bat @en	Myotis vives: Menegaux, 1901 , Isla Partida, Baja California , Mexico . Subgenus Pyzonix; vives: species group (1 species). Myotis vives: 1s tentatively included in subgenus Pyzonix due to morphological characters, but molecular phylogenies do not support this arrangement. Peculiar morphologicaltraits of M. vives: arise from adaptations to piscivory, and it does not have an evolutionary history independent of Myotis . It has been recovered in a New World Myotis clade, at times found as sister to the clade containing Nearctic species, such as M. lucifugus , M. occultus , and M. fortidens (mitochondrial approaches), or as sister to the clade containing the Neotropical Myotis (nuclear approaches). R. N. Platt and collaborators in 2018 provided a detailed discussion of these issues. Monotypic.	Coastal NW Mexico, including areas in Sebastian Vizcaino Bay and Tortuga Bay on Pacific coast, Gulf of California from C Baja California (Islas Esmeraldas) to Bay of Paz and Punta Coyotes in Baja California Sur, and from Bay of San Jorge S to Guaymas in Sonora; also on many islands.	Head-body ¢. 85-88 mm , tail 50-78 mm , ear 20-26 mm , hindfoot 22-24 mm , forearm 53- 7-63 mm ; weight 22-28 g . The Fish-eating Myotis is distinguished from other New World Myotis by its larger size, remarkably developed legs (21-2-24- 8 mm long), prominent claws, and long feet. Furis long (dorsal fur 7-9 mm ) and silky. Dorsal hairs are bicolored, with dark brown bases and dark buffy to paler cinnamon tips. Ventral hairs are bicolored, with light gray bases, white tips, and little contrast between bases and tips. Ears are comparatively long, extending forward 5 mm beyond nostrils. Antitragusis long, and anterobasal lobe is comparatively small. Membranes are dark brown. Tail projects just beyond free border of uropatagium. Margin of plagiopatagium is attached to knee by remarkable narrow band of membrane and has hemorrhagic nodules between forearm and fifth finger; feet and claws are very long and laterally compressed; and calcar is long and folds forward along lower part of hindlimb. Dorsal surface of uropatagium is covered with hairs on distal one-third, and on underside, there are a few hairs at base. Baculum is not saddle-shaped, differentiating it from New World congeners; distaltip is not knob-shaped but tapers to flattened slightly elevated tip, and lacks ventral spurs on proximal margin. Skull is large (greatest skull lengths 21-23- 8 mm ); parietal is inclined forward; occipital region is generally slightly rounded posteriorly; and sagittal and lambdoidal crests are present, ranging from low to medium. Incisorsare typical of Myotis ; cingulum on C, forms small cusp anteriorly; teeth cusps, especially on canines and premolars, are taller and thinner than in other Nearctic Myotis ; second premolar is taller than first premolar; and M? is not reduced. There is a rudimentary protoconule on M! and M2. In mandible, heightening of second premolar is so great that profile of entire row of cusp summits does not abruptly fall in front of large premolar that is so characteristic of cusp profile of Myotis . Chromosomal complement has 2n = 44 and FN = 50, with three large and one small metacentric and 17 medium to small acrocentric pairs of autosomes. Xchromosome is medium submetacentric, and Y-chromosome is small submetacentric.	Coastal areas with xeric shrubland, every so often with cactus and dispersed bushes, close to sea level.	Fish-eating Myotis forage over waterin coastal areas and fly low and rather slowly while foraging over open marine lagoons, nearly skimming the water. Prey is captured with long claws of hindfeet and quickly transferred to the mouth. Prey is consumed during flight or at a perch. Marine fishes and crustaceans are main foods, which can be complemented with insects and occasionally algae.	Testicles of Fish-eating Myotis are smallest in January and increase slightly from February to June and reach maximum size in October. Mature spermatozoa are found in males from late July through September. Mating period is not known, and there is evidence that sexes partially segregate after mating. Seasonal separation of male spermatogenic activity and female gestation suggests that females store sperm. Pregnant females were found in March—May. Small maternity groups of 2-8 females were found in a single rock crevice. During this period, males often are found isolated. Gestation lasts 55-65 days; females give birth to one young between late May and early June. Newborns are 71-75 mm long and weigh 5-9-6- 6 g . Body weight quadruples and length double in ¢.50 days. Young have been observed resting on their mother’s back in the day roost, but females have not been observed carrying young while foraging. Young first fly at ¢.50 days of age, but lactation continues even after young start to fly.	Fish-eating Myotis begin to forage at dusk and return to roosts before dawn. They fly directly from day roosts to feeding areas at sea and sometimes return to day roosts during the night. Main roosts include rock slides, caves, and rock crevices but under large flat rocks along the beach and under turtle shells not exposed to direct sun. Presence of predators (native and introduced), population pressure, temperature, and relative inclination of roost are factors that influence presence or absence at any locality. Wings are long, and tips are relatively elongated and rounded, characteristic of bats that fly in open uncluttered areas. Echolocation calls have steep descending FM sweeps from 45 kHz to 20 kHz, duration of 3 milliseconds, and a second harmonic. Mean repetition rates are 10-20 calls/second at a distances of ¢. 2 m from the target.	Island subpopulations of Fisheating Myotis separated by large expanses of open water maintain high genetic diversity and high rates of gene flow, suggesting frequent movement among islands. Fish-eating Myotis form small colonies and sometimes share day roosts with petrels (Hydrobates sp.).	Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. Population of the Fish-eating Myotis has declined by more than 30% over the last three generations due to the effects of introduced predators. It has a severely fragmented distribution and 1s declining in its area of occupancy. Recolonization of restored habitat is low, and females show strong philopatry, so is more vulnerable to habitatloss.	Arroyo-Cabrales & Ospina-Garces (2016e) | Avila-Flores & Medellin (2014) | Baker & Patton (1967) | Blood & Clark (1998) | Flores-Martinez et al. (2005) | Floyd et al. (2010) | Maya (1968) | Menegaux (1901) | Miller (1906) | Miller & Allen (1928) | Otalora-Ardila et al. (2013) | Platt et al. (2018) | Ruedi & Mayer (2001) | Stadelmann, Herrera et al. (2004) | Suthers (1967)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398755/files/figure.png	393. Fish-eating Myotis Myotis vivesi French: Murin pécheur / German: Fischfressendes Mausohr / Spanish: Ratonero pescador Other common names: Fish-eating Bat Taxonomy. Myotis vives: Menegaux, 1901 , Isla Partida, Baja California , Mexico . Subgenus Pyzonix; vives: species group (1 species). Myotis vives: 1s tentatively included in subgenus Pyzonix due to morphological characters, but molecular phylogenies do not support this arrangement. Peculiar morphologicaltraits of M. vives: arise from adaptations to piscivory, and it does not have an evolutionary history independent of Myotis . It has been recovered in a New World Myotis clade, at times found as sister to the clade containing Nearctic species, such as M. lucifugus , M. occultus , and M. fortidens (mitochondrial approaches), or as sister to the clade containing the Neotropical Myotis (nuclear approaches). R. N. Platt and collaborators in 2018 provided a detailed discussion of these issues. Monotypic. Distribution. Coastal NW Mexico, including areas in Sebastian Vizcaino Bay and Tortuga Bay on Pacific coast, Gulf of California from C Baja California (Islas Esmeraldas) to Bay of Paz and Punta Coyotes in Baja California Sur, and from Bay of San Jorge S to Guaymas in Sonora; also on many islands. Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢. 85-88 mm , tail 50-78 mm , ear 20-26 mm , hindfoot 22-24 mm , forearm 53- 7-63 mm ; weight 22-28 g . The Fish-eating Myotis is distinguished from other New World Myotis by its larger size, remarkably developed legs (21-2-24- 8 mm long), prominent claws, and long feet. Furis long (dorsal fur 7-9 mm ) and silky. Dorsal hairs are bicolored, with dark brown bases and dark buffy to paler cinnamon tips. Ventral hairs are bicolored, with light gray bases, white tips, and little contrast between bases and tips. Ears are comparatively long, extending forward 5 mm beyond nostrils. Antitragusis long, and anterobasal lobe is comparatively small. Membranes are dark brown. Tail projects just beyond free border of uropatagium. Margin of plagiopatagium is attached to knee by remarkable narrow band of membrane and has hemorrhagic nodules between forearm and fifth finger; feet and claws are very long and laterally compressed; and calcar is long and folds forward along lower part of hindlimb. Dorsal surface of uropatagium is covered with hairs on distal one-third, and on underside, there are a few hairs at base. Baculum is not saddle-shaped, differentiating it from New World congeners; distaltip is not knob-shaped but tapers to flattened slightly elevated tip, and lacks ventral spurs on proximal margin. Skull is large (greatest skull lengths 21-23- 8 mm ); parietal is inclined forward; occipital region is generally slightly rounded posteriorly; and sagittal and lambdoidal crests are present, ranging from low to medium. Incisorsare typical of Myotis ; cingulum on C, forms small cusp anteriorly; teeth cusps, especially on canines and premolars, are taller and thinner than in other Nearctic Myotis ; second premolar is taller than first premolar; and M? is not reduced. There is a rudimentary protoconule on M! and M2. In mandible, heightening of second premolar is so great that profile of entire row of cusp summits does not abruptly fall in front of large premolar that is so characteristic of cusp profile of Myotis . Chromosomal complement has 2n = 44 and FN = 50, with three large and one small metacentric and 17 medium to small acrocentric pairs of autosomes. Xchromosome is medium submetacentric, and Y-chromosome is small submetacentric. Habitat. Coastal areas with xeric shrubland, every so often with cactus and dispersed bushes, close to sea level. Food and Feeding. Fish-eating Myotis forage over waterin coastal areas and fly low and rather slowly while foraging over open marine lagoons, nearly skimming the water. Prey is captured with long claws of hindfeet and quickly transferred to the mouth. Prey is consumed during flight or at a perch. Marine fishes and crustaceans are main foods, which can be complemented with insects and occasionally algae. Breeding. Testicles of Fish-eating Myotis are smallest in January and increase slightly from February to June and reach maximum size in October. Mature spermatozoa are found in males from late July through September. Mating period is not known, and there is evidence that sexes partially segregate after mating. Seasonal separation of male spermatogenic activity and female gestation suggests that females store sperm. Pregnant females were found in March—May. Small maternity groups of 2-8 females were found in a single rock crevice. During this period, males often are found isolated. Gestation lasts 55-65 days; females give birth to one young between late May and early June. Newborns are 71-75 mm long and weigh 5-9-6- 6 g . Body weight quadruples and length double in ¢.50 days. Young have been observed resting on their mother’s back in the day roost, but females have not been observed carrying young while foraging. Young first fly at ¢.50 days of age, but lactation continues even after young start to fly. Activity patterns. Fish-eating Myotis begin to forage at dusk and return to roosts before dawn. They fly directly from day roosts to feeding areas at sea and sometimes return to day roosts during the night. Main roosts include rock slides, caves, and rock crevices but under large flat rocks along the beach and under turtle shells not exposed to direct sun. Presence of predators (native and introduced), population pressure, temperature, and relative inclination of roost are factors that influence presence or absence at any locality. Wings are long, and tips are relatively elongated and rounded, characteristic of bats that fly in open uncluttered areas. Echolocation calls have steep descending FM sweeps from 45 kHz to 20 kHz, duration of 3 milliseconds, and a second harmonic. Mean repetition rates are 10-20 calls/second at a distances of ¢. 2 m from the target. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Island subpopulations of Fisheating Myotis separated by large expanses of open water maintain high genetic diversity and high rates of gene flow, suggesting frequent movement among islands. Fish-eating Myotis form small colonies and sometimes share day roosts with petrels (Hydrobates sp.). Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. Population of the Fish-eating Myotis has declined by more than 30% over the last three generations due to the effects of introduced predators. It has a severely fragmented distribution and 1s declining in its area of occupancy. Recolonization of restored habitat is low, and females show strong philopatry, so is more vulnerable to habitatloss. Bibliography. Arroyo-Cabrales & Ospina-Garces (2016e), Avila-Flores & Medellin (2014), Baker & Patton (1967), Blood & Clark (1998), Flores-Martinez et al. (2005), Floyd et al. (2010), Maya (1968), Menegaux (1901), Miller (1906), Miller & Allen (1928), Otalora-Ardila et al. (2013), Platt et al. (2018), Ruedi & Mayer (2001), Stadelmann, Herrera et al. (2004), Suthers (1967).	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 vivesi	Myotis	Unassigned-Myotis	vivesi	Menegaux	1901	0	Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris	0.516	Fish-eating Myotis	None.	Mexico, Baja California, Partida Isl.	Coast of Sonora and Baja California (Mexico), chiefly on small islands.	Not listed.	Vulnerable	Often placed in its own genus, Pizonyx . See Blood and Clark (1998).	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 vivesi	23	Fish-eating Myotis	Fish-eating Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	MYOTINAE	NA	Myotis	Pizonyx	vivesi	Menegaux	1901	0	Myotis_vivesi	Menegaux, M. A. (1901). Note sur deux espèces de chauves-souris de L'Amerique du Sud. Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, 7, 323.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27190#page/331/mode/1up	MNHN 1901-613		Isla Partida, Baja California, Mexico.			vivesi Menegaux, 1901	NA	NA	Mexico	North America	Nearctic	VU	0	0	0	Myotis_vivesi	0	sciname match	Myotis_vivesi	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	14209	Myotis vivesi	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Myotis	vivesi	Ménègaux, 1901		20000000	Myotis vivesi	Vulnerable	A2ae	2016	2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	This bat is listed as Vulnerable because of a population decline, observed to be &gt;30% over the last three generations due effects of introduced taxa (like rats and cats). Although its extent of occurrence is more than 130,000 km², this is a severely fragmented distribution and is declining in its area of occupancy. For this species, recolonization of habitat restored are low and it shows strong female philopatry, so is more vulnerable to loss of habitat.	The most common habitat where this species occurs is interstices in rock slides, but only a few small islands contain large rock slides. Caves and crevices are used regularly. When disturbed, it seeks shelter in a wide variety of places. It has been found under flat stones just above the high tide mark and under turtle shells not exposed to direct sun. Fishes alternate with crustaceans comprise the major food for ;M. vivesi , depends on the season of the year. ;The presence of predators (native and introduced), population pressure, temperature, and relative inclination of roost all are factors that influence the presence or absence of M. vivesi at any locality. Gestation takes 55 to 65 days. Some pregnant females were found in March, April and May. Females from Baja California give birth to a single young between May and June (Blood and Clark 1998, Flores Martinez et al. 2005).	The presence of predators, including alien species ;(like rats and cats), habitat loss by ;population pressure, and severe weather changes (temperature), all affect the presence of these bats in coastal habitats. Introduced species are particularly damaging, and some studies have found that native populations are lost when these predators happen to occur on small islands.	The species was considered as rare in 1994 by the Mexican Government (Ceballos and Oliva 2005). Its larger population was found in Isla Partida and has being estimated between 12,000 and 15,000 individuals (Flores Martinez et al.  2005).	Decreasing	This species is restricted to the islands of the Gulf of California with a few colonies on the Sonora and Baja California coasts (Mexico) (Flores-Martinez et al.  2005, Simmons 2005).		Terrestrial	There is presence of the species in Las Islas del Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve and Isla Rasa Reserve. The species is included in the Mexican regulation for species conservation NOM-59-SEMARNAT-2001 (under P category which means Endangered with extinction). The protection of this species is being undertaken by the Program for Mexican Bat Conservation (PCMM).	Nearctic		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	vivesi	Menegaux	1901	0	Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris	0.515972	Fish-eating Myotis	None.	Mexico, Baja California, Partida Isl.	Coast of Sonora and Baja California (Mexico), chiefly on small islands.	Not listed.	Vulnerable	Often placed in its own genus, Pizonyx . See Blood and Clark (1998).	Myotis vivesi	1005482	23	Fish-eating Myotis	Fish-eating Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	MYOTINAE	NA	Myotis	Pizonyx	vivesi	Menegaux	1901	0	Myotis_vivesi	Menegaux, M. A. (1901). Note sur deux espèces de chauves-souris de L'Amerique du Sud. Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, 7, 323.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27190#page/331/mode/1up	MNHN 1901-613		Isla Partida, Baja California, Mexico.			vivesi Menegaux, 1901	NA	NA				Mexico	North America	Nearctic	VU	0	0	0	Myotis_vivesi	0	sciname match	Myotis_vivesi	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_vivesi	1005482	23	Fish-eating Myotis	Fish-eating Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Myotinae	NA	Myotis	Pizonyx	vivesi	Menegaux	0	Myotis Vivesi	Menegaux, A. 1901. Description d'une variété et d'une espèce nouvelles de Chiroptères rapportées du Mexique par M. Diguet. Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 7:321-327.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5029230	BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.19.1, MNHN-ZM-MO-1901-613	syntypes	http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1901-613 | https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/31b9cdd3-f7cb-44f8-b799-1f02cbdab5aa | https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/abc5d4f9-be71-47be-a619-b8d5d2d16c3a	Isla Partida, Baja California, Mexico.			NA	NA				Mexico	North America	Nearctic	VU	0	0	0	Myotis_vivesi	0	sciname match	Myotis_vivesi	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	vivesi	Menegaux	1901	0	Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris	0.515972	Fish-eating Myotis	None.	Mexico, Baja California, Partida Isl.	Coast of Sonora and Baja California (Mexico), chiefly on small islands.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14209/22069146/' target='_blank'>Vulnerable</a>	Often placed in its own genus, Pizonyx. See Blood and Clark (1998).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Myotis vivesi; Myotis vivesi; Myotis vivesi; Myotis vivesi; Myotis vivesi; Myotis vivesi; vivesi; Murin pécheur; Fischfressendes Mausohr; Ratonero pescador; Fish-eating Bat; Fish-eating Myotis; Fish-eating Bat; Fish-eating Myotis; Fish-eating Myotis; M. vivesi