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Yanbaru Myotis

Myotis (Myotis) yanbarensis Maeda & Matsumura, 1998

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

geographic distribution of Myotis yanbarensis

geographic distribution of Myotis yanbarensis

map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. distribution: Maeda, K. 2008. Myotis yanbarensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 October 2012. compilation: rbrausse · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Yanbaru whiskered bat (Myotis yanbarensis) is a species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis.

It is known only from three islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, south of Japan, Okinawa (where the Yanbaru forest is situated), Amami Ōshima, and Tokunoshima.

The species has been classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

Wikipedia contributors, Yanbaru whiskered bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:47:29.861364+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Myotis (Myotis) yanbarensis Maeda & Matsumura, 1998
Name authority
Maeda & Matsumura, 1998
Common name
Yanbaru Myotis
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
  12. suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
  13. superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
  14. familyVespertilionidae Gray, 1821
  15. subfamilyMyotinae Tate, 1942
  16. genusMyotis Kaup, 1829
  17. subgenusMyotis Kaup, 1829
  18. speciesMyotis (Myotis) yanbarensis Maeda & Matsumura, 1998

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Myotis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Silver-tipped MyotisMyotis (Pizonyx) albescens (E. Geoffroy, 1806)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sichuan MyotisMyotis (Myotis) altarium Thomas, 1911VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Anna Tess's MyotisMyotis (Myotis) annatessae Kruskop & Borisenko, 2013VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut MyotisMyotis (Myotis) badius Tiunov, Kruskop & Feng, 2011VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bechstein's MyotisMyotis (Myotis) bechsteinii (Kuhl, 1817)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lesser Mouse-eared MyotisMyotis (Myotis) blythii (Tomes, 1857)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brandt's MyotisMyotis (Pizonyx) brandtii (Eversmann, 1845)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
California MyotisMyotis (Pizonyx) californicus (Audubon & Bachman, 1842)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chilean MyotisMyotis (Pizonyx) chiloensis (Waterhouse, 1840)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Small-footed MyotisMyotis (Pizonyx) ciliolabrum (Merriam, 1886)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Indochinese MyotisMyotis (Myotis) indochinensis Son, Görföl, Francis, Motokawa, Estók, Endo, Thong, Dang, Oshida & Csorba, 2013VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Insular MyotisMyotis (Myotis) insularum (Dobson, 1878)VespertilionidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 407 records assigned to Vespertilionidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Maeda, Kishio, & and Sumiko Matsumura. (1998). Two new species of vespertilionid bats, Myotis and Murina (Vespertilionidae: Chiroptera) from Yanbura, Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Zoological Science, Vol. 15, No. 2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:456HL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.