Subspecific structure of Myotis daubentonii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) and composition of the “daubentonii” species groupстатья
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Аннотация:Myotis daubentonii is one of the most widely distributed bat species.
According to our investigations this species may be divided into two groups
of forms, referable to as the “Western” and “Eastern” groups. The oldest
name for the latter is M. d. petax Hollister, 1912. These groups differ in
several measurements and morphological features, particularly craniodental
traits. Animals from the South of Central Siberia belong to the eastern
complex. No significant differences were found between specimens from
Central Europe and European Russia. On the contrary, animals from
Western Siberia and, probably Ural mountains, slightly differ from the
European ones. In the eastern complex three forms appear to occur: Sayan-
Transbaikalian, Amur-Mantjurian (chosanensis ? = loukashkini) and Ussurian
(ussuriensis). The Altai population (“petax”) is highly variable. On the whole,
the “daubentonii” species group includes at least seven Eurasian species
(including the newly described Vietnamese M. annamiticus), plus four forms
of uncertain taxonomic position. Amongst these species, small montane
forms with low rostrum and deep fronto-nasal flexure may be separated into
their own subgroup or group, “longipes”.