Myotis ricketti Found in Shaanxi Province
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    Two male specimens, collected from Tielong Cave (33°43′38.8″N, 107°26′37.9″E, altitude 1 250 m) in Taibai County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, on 22 August 2011, were identified as Rickett's Big-footed Myotis (Myotis ricketti). This is the first record for Myotis ricketti from Shaanxi Province. The specimens are stored in the Shaanxi Institute of Zoology. The bats had relatively large body with a forearm length of 58 mm (56.17 - 57.05 mm). This bat species characterize in part by the relatively large feet and by the wing membrane arising from the tibia or the ankle. With an average foot length of 20 mm (19.45-19.87 mm), the feet enormous, and with strong and sharply recurved claws as long as the tibia. The morphological measurement, distribution and protective status were presented. We also contrasted these specimens with those that were found in Hunan, Anhui and Guizhou Province.

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PEI Jun-Feng, FENG Qi-Jun. 2014. Myotis ricketti Found in Shaanxi Province. Chinese Journal of Zoology, 49(3): 443-446.

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  • Received:June 14,2013
  • Revised:April 28,2014
  • Adopted:January 27,2014
  • Online: May 22,2014
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