Keen's Myotis
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| Keen's Myotis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. keenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis keenii (Merriam, 1895) |
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Keen's Myotis (Myotis keenii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in British Columbia in Canada and in Washington and Alaska in the United States.[1] It is named after the Rev. John Henry Keen, who collected the specimen that formed the basis for the first scientific description of the species.[2]
Measurements: Forearm 1.4-1.6 in., WT 0.25-0.33 oz (7-9 g.)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Arroyo-Cabrales, J. & Ticul Alvarez Castaneda, S. (2008). "Myotis keenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/14171. Retrieved 08 February 2010.
- ^ "Keen's myotis". State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. http://www.esf.edu/aec/adks/mammals/Keens_myotis.htm. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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