Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl 1817)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 503

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scientific name	Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl 1817)
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[Vespertilio] bechsteinii Kuhl 1817 , Die Deutschen Fledermause. Hanau: 14.

Type Locality: Germany, Hessen, Hanau.

Vernacular Names: Bechstein's Myotis.

Synonyms: Myotis favonicus Thomas 1906 ; Myotis ghidinii Fatio 1902 .

Distribution: Europe to Caucasus and Iran; Bulgaria; England; S Sweden.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: For discussion of correct spelling ( bechsteinii , not bechsteini) see Bogdanowicz and Kock (1998). Apparently closely related to daubentonii ; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Reviewed by Horácek et al. (2000) and Baagøe (2001 a).