A new dichromatic species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Nimba Mountains, Guinea

Title Variants

Alternative: New species of Myotis

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3963

By

Simmons, Nancy B. , author

Flanders, J., , author
Bakwo Fils, Eric Moïse , author
Parker, Guy, , author
Suter, Jamison D., , author
Bamba, Seinan, , author
Douno, Mory, , author
Keita, Mamady Kobele, , author
Morales, Ariadna E., , author
Frick, Winifred F., , author

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Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2021]

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Caption title.

"January 13, 2021."

The genus Myotis is a diverse group of vespertilionid bats found on nearly every continent. One clade in this group, the subgenus Chrysopteron, is characterized by reddish to yellowish fur and, in some cases, visually striking dichromatic wing pigmentation. Here, we describe a new dichromatic species of Myotis (Chrysopteron) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. The new species is superficially similar to Myotis welwitschii, but phylogenetic analyses based on cytochrome b data indicated that it is actually more closely related to M. tricolor. Discovery of this new taxon increases the number of Myotis species known from mainland Africa to 11 species, although patterns of molecular divergence suggest that cryptic species in the Chrysopteron clade remain to be described. This discovery also highlights the critical importance of the Nimba Mountains as a center of bat diversity and endemism in sub-Saharan Africa.

Subjects

Bats , Classification , Guinea , Mammals , Myotis , Nimba, Mount

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3963 2021

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/3963.1
OCLC: 1230468192