A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay

Abstract The genus Myotis comprises a diverse group of vesper bats with worldwide distribution. Twenty-eight neotropical species are currently recognized. Based on a morphological approach, we describe a new species of Myotis from the Uruguayan Pampas grasslands, an ecoregion under hi...

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Autores principales:	Roberto Leonan M. Novaes, Don E. Wilson, Ricardo Moratelli
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Publicado:	Pensoft 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9943b317e3d446b48c6fc8490a4200292021-11-27T04:30:22ZA new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay10.3897/vz.71.e731462625-8498https://doaj.org/article/9943b317e3d446b48c6fc8490a4200292021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/73146/download/pdf/https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/73146/download/xml/https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/73146/https://doaj.org/toc/2625-8498Abstract The genus Myotis comprises a diverse group of vesper bats with worldwide distribution. Twenty-eight neotropical species are currently recognized. Based on a morphological approach, we describe a new species of Myotis from the Uruguayan Pampas grasslands, an ecoregion under high anthropogenic pressure with a largely unknown bat fauna. Qualitative and quantitative morphological analyses support the recognition of the new species and we present a set of external and cranial diagnostic characters by comparing them with other neotropical Myotis species. The new species reassembles Myotis riparius, but can be distinguished by a set of qualitative and quantitative morphological traits, including its clearly bicolored dorsal fur, tricolored ventral fur, a pelage on the dorsal surface of uropatagium, sagittal crest lower, braincase lower in lateral view and overall smaller size.Roberto Leonan M. NovaesDon E. WilsonRicardo MoratelliPensoftarticleZoologyQL1-991ENVertebrate Zoology, Vol 71, Iss , Pp 711-722 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Zoology QL1-991 Roberto Leonan M. Novaes Don E. Wilson Ricardo Moratelli A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay
description	Abstract The genus Myotis comprises a diverse group of vesper bats with worldwide distribution. Twenty-eight neotropical species are currently recognized. Based on a morphological approach, we describe a new species of Myotis from the Uruguayan Pampas grasslands, an ecoregion under high anthropogenic pressure with a largely unknown bat fauna. Qualitative and quantitative morphological analyses support the recognition of the new species and we present a set of external and cranial diagnostic characters by comparing them with other neotropical Myotis species. The new species reassembles Myotis riparius, but can be distinguished by a set of qualitative and quantitative morphological traits, including its clearly bicolored dorsal fur, tricolored ventral fur, a pelage on the dorsal surface of uropatagium, sagittal crest lower, braincase lower in lateral view and overall smaller size.
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author	Roberto Leonan M. Novaes Don E. Wilson Ricardo Moratelli
author_facet	Roberto Leonan M. Novaes Don E. Wilson Ricardo Moratelli
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title	A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay
title_short	A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay
title_full	A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay
title_fullStr	A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay
title_full_unstemmed	A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay
title_sort	new species of myotis (chiroptera, vespertilionidae) from uruguay
publisher	Pensoft
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9943b317e3d446b48c6fc8490a420029
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A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Uruguay

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