Pictures and facts about the Kei myotis

Kei myotis

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Species : Myotis stalkeri

 

The Kei myotis is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Kei myotis

Kei Myotis or Myotis stalkeri is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to B1+2c. (Full text)

The Moluccan mouse-eared bat (Myotis stalkeri) is endangered, whereas the dusky pademelon (Thylogale bruinii) and brown-bearded sheathtail bat (Taphozous achates) are considered vulnerable (IUCN 2000). (Full text)

1. Myotis, genus Myotis -- (largest and most widely distributed genus of bats)
Myotis
genus Myotis
(Source WordNet)