Myotis lavali | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Myotis |
Species: | M. lavali
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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. [1] [2]
This species was described from the Myotis nigricans complex in 2011, [3] 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.
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.