| Anjouan myotis | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. anjouanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis anjouanensis Dorst, 1960 | |
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| Anjouan myotis range | |
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TheAnjouan myotis (Myotis anjouanensis) is a species ofvesper bat. It is found only inComoros.
It wasdescribed as a new species in 1960 by French zoologistJean Dorst.[2]Dorst described the species based on specimens that had been collected byLéon Humblot in 1886.It has variably been considered asubspecies of theMalagasy mouse-eared bat.[3]However, in 1995 and 2005, it was published as a full species.[4]Thespecies name "anjouanensis" means "belonging toAnjouan"—the island where theholotype was collected.[3]
It is found only onAnjouan island of theComoros.[1]The individual observed in 2006 was captured flying through a tunnel surrounded by "heavily disturbed forest" and agricultural plots.[3]
As of 2019, it is evaluated as adata deficient species by theIUCN.[1]It is a rarely-observed species.A single individual was captured in 2006, representing perhaps the first documentation of this species in over 120 years.[3]
