Myotis velifer J. A. Allen 1890

Myotis velifer J. A. Allen 1890, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 3: 177.

Type Locality: Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Santa Cruz del Valle.

Vernacular Names: Cave Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. velifer J. A. Allen 1890

Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. brevis Vaughan 1954

Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. grandis Hayward 1970

Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. incautus J. A. Allen 1896

Subspecies Myotis velifer subsp. magnamolaris Choate and Hall 1967

Distribution: Honduras to Kansas and SE California (USA).

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

Discussion: See Hayward (1970), Hall (1981), Fitch et al. (1981). Includes magnamolaris; see Dalquest and Stangl (1984). Apparently closely related to yumanensis; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001).