Myotis ater
Peters's Myotis
Morphological description Life history Distribution Habitat Roost sites and roosting patterns Emergence and flight pattern Foraging behaviour Echolocation calls Status and protection
Morphological Description
· One captured 4 September 2002, Yunfu Mount, Bolo County, Guangdong. Juvenile male, 33.8 mm, 3.4 g. Foot 6 mm, tibia 15.5 mm. Straight hairy penis end and wings. Fur dark brown, paler ventrally.
· Our identification is tentative, because there are no previous records of this species in China. Analysis of cytochrome b sequences by Manuel Ruedi and Benoit Stadelmann placed the bat alongside others identified as ater in a clade also including some Myotis muricola.
Life history
· Little known
Distribution
Vietnam, W Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Sulawesi, Togian Isl, N Borneo, Mollucas, Papua New Guinea, possibly Philippines and Australia (Simmons 2005). Our record is shown below.
Habitat
· Little known.
Roost sites and roosting behaviour
· Not known.
· Emergence and flight pattern
· Little known.
Foraging behaviour
· Not known, though we captured the bat as it flew along a small stream.
Echolocation calls
· Unknown.
Status and protection
· Unknown..