Keen's Myotis

Keen's Myotis
Keen's Myotis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: M. keenii
Binomial name
Myotis keenii
(Merriam, 1895)

Keen's Myotis (Myotis keenii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in British Columbia in Canada and in Washington and Alaska in the United States.[1] It is named after the Rev. John Henry Keen, who collected the specimen that formed the basis for the first scientific description of the species.[2]

Measurements: Forearm 1.4-1.6 in., WT 0.25-0.33 oz (7-9 g.)


References

  1. ^ a b "Myotis keenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/14171. Retrieved 08 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Keen's myotis". State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. http://www.esf.edu/aec/adks/mammals/Keens_myotis.htm. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 


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