Bocharic myotis
| Bocharic myotis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. bucharensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis bucharensis Kuzyakin, 1950 | |
The Bocharic myotis or Bokhara whiskered bat (Myotis bucharensis) is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 1950, and indigenous to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.[1] Since investigators failed to locate the species during field trips in the 1970s and 1980s, the International Union for Conservation of Nature suggests that M. bucharensis is potentially extinct in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Aside from living in caves in arid areas, nothing else is known about the species.[2]
See also
- List of mammals of Afghanistan
- List of mammals of Kyrgyzstan
- List of mammals of Tajikistan
- List of mammals of Uzbekistan
Footnotes
- ↑ Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 504. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ Tsytsulina, Katerina (2008). "Myotis bucharensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
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