Myotis oxyotus Peters 1867

Myotis oxyotus Peters 1867, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1867: 19.

Type Locality: Ecuador, Mount Chimborazo, between 2,743 and 3,048 m.

Vernacular Names: Montane Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis oxyotus subsp. oxyotus Peters 1867

Subspecies Myotis oxyotus subsp. gardneri LaVal 1973

Distribution: Venezuela to Bolivia; Panama; Costa Rica.

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

Discussion: Revised by LaVal (1973 a). Subspecies allocation of populations from coastal Peru is uncertain. Apparently closely related to nigricans and levis; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001).