Myotis auriculus Baker and Stains 1955

Myotis auriculus Baker and Stains 1955, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 9: 83.

Type Locality: Mexico, Tamaulipas, Sierra de Tamaulipas, 10 mi. (16 km) W, 2 mi. (3 km) S Piedra, 1,200 ft. (366 m).

Vernacular Names: Southwestern Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis auriculus subsp. auriculus Baker and Stains 1955

Subspecies Myotis auriculus subsp. apache Hoffmeister and Krutzsch 1955

Distribution: Arizona and New Mexico (USA) to Jalisco and Veracruz (Mexico); Guatemala.

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

Discussion: Listed as a subspecies of evotis by Hall and Kelson (1959), but see Genoways and Jones (1969 b), Hall (1981), and Gannon (1998). See Warner (1982). Woodman (1993) argued that the correct spelling of the specific epithet is auriculacea, but see Pritchard (1994).