Orange-fingered myotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. rufopictus
Binomial name
Myotis rufopictus
(Waterhouse, 1845)
Synonyms

Myotis formosus rufopictus

The orange-fingered myotis or red-painted myotis (Myotis rufopictus) is a species of vesper bat endemic to the Philippines.[2]

Taxonomy

It was described in 1845 as a distinct species by George Robert Waterhouse, but later reclassified as conspecific with or as a subspecies of Hodgson's bat (M. formosus). However, a 2014 morphological study found major divergence between M. formosus and M. rufopictus, and thus split them from one another.[3] This has also been followed by the American Society of Mammalogists, the IUCN Red List, and the ITIS.[2][4]

Distribution and habitat

It is found only in the northern and central islands of the Philippines. It ranges from Palawan north to Luzon and southeast to Negros. Its natural habitat is lowland and montane tropical forest, as well as agricultural fields.[2]

Status

This species is likely threatened by deforestation for development, logging, agriculture, and mining in the lowland parts of its distribution. However, due to doubts over its extent of occurrence, status, and ecological requirements, it is classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Csorba, G.; Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B.; Tabaranza, B.; Sedlock, J.; Ingle, N.R.; Heaney, L.; Balete, D.S.; Ong, P. (2016). "Myotis rufopictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136411A22017446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136411A22017446.en. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ↑ Csorba, Gábor; Chou, Cheng-Han; Ruedi, Manuel; Görföl, Tamás; Motokawa, Masaharu; Wiantoro, Sigit; Thong, Vu Dinh; Son, Nguyen Truong; Lin, Liang-Kong; Furey, Neil (2014-08-22). "The reds and the yellows: a review of AsianChrysopteronJentink, 1910 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae:Myotis)". Journal of Mammalogy. 95 (4): 663–678. doi:10.1644/13-mamm-a-200. ISSN 0022-2372. S2CID 85571027.
  4. ↑ "ITIS - Report: Myotis rufopictus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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