| Myotis lavali | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. lavali |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis lavali Moratelli, Peracchi, Dias & de Oliveira, 2011 | |
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| Distribution of Myotis lavali | |
LaVal's myotis (Myotis lavali) is a species of bat found in Brazil and Paraguay.
Taxonomy
This species was described from the Myotis nigricans complex in 2011, based on museum collections from 3 localities in northeastern Brazil. Later on, additional studies confirmed Myotis lavali as a species, and highlight the co-occurrence with M. nigricans in several locations.
Range and habitat
This species was recorded in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco, Bahia, Piauí, Ceará and the north-eastern and south-western parts of Paraguay. Specimens were observed in different ecosystems such as deciduous forests, Cerrado, Caatinga and Gran Chaco, up to 900 meters of altitude.
References
- ^ Solari, S. (2017). "Myotis lavali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T88151601A88151604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T88151601A88151604.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Moratelli, R., & Wilson, D. E. 2013
- Moratelli, R., Peracchi, A. L., Dias, D., & de Oliveira, J. A. 2011
Literature cited
- Moratelli, R., Peracchi, A. L., Dias, D., & de Oliveira, J. A. 2011.Geographic variation in South American populations of Myotis nigricans (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with the description of two new species. Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 76(5), 592-607.
- Moratelli, R., & Wilson, D. E. 2013. Distribution and natural history of Myotis lavali (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 94(3), 650-656.
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| Myotis lavali | |