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Cryptic Myotis

Myotis (Myotis) crypticus Ruedi et al. in Juste et al., 2019

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.

Myotis crypticus pictured on a swarming site from the Jura Mountains in the province of Vaud.

Myotis crypticus pictured on a swarming site from the Jura Mountains in the province of Vaud.

Manuel Ruedi (Natural History Museum of Geneva) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

The cryptic myotis (Myotis crypticus) is a European vespertilionid bat. It is a member of the Natterer's bat (M. nattereri) species complex, and is also the closest living relative of M. nattereri.

Wikipedia contributors, Cryptic myotis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:39:13.847057+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Myotis (Myotis) crypticus Ruedi et al. in Juste et al., 2019
Name authority
Ruedi et al. in Juste et al., 2019
Common name
Cryptic 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) crypticus Ruedi et al. in Juste et al., 2019

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

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Documented distribution

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

Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)

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. Juste et al., 2019 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:8LZ9J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.