Myotis thysanodes Miller 1897

Myotis thysanodes Miller 1897, N. Amer. Fauna, 13: 80.

Type Locality: USA, California, Kern Co., Tehachapi Mountains, Old Fort Tejon.

Vernacular Names: Fringed Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. thysanodes Miller 1897

Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. aztecus Miller and G. M. Allen 1928

Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. pahasapensis Jones and Genoways 1967

Subspecies Myotis thysanodes subsp. vespertinus Manning and Jones 1988

Distribution: Chiapas (Mexico) to SW South Dakota (USA) and SC British Columbia (Canada).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Miller and Allen (1928). Also see O'Farrell and Studier (1980) and Manning and Jones (1988 b). Apparently closely related to lucifugus; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001).