Myotis izecksohni
Myotis izecksohni is a species of mouse-eared bat that is endemic to Brazil and Argentina.
Taxonomy
M. izecksohni was described as a new species in 2011.The holotype had been collected in 2005 in Tinguá Biological Reserve.
The eponym for the species name "izecksohni" is Brazilian biologist Eugênio Izecksohn.
Description
It is a medium- to large-bodied mouse-eared bat among those found in South America.It has a forearm length ranging from.
Its fur is long with a silky texture; the fur of its back is bicolored, with the basal two-thirds of individual hairs dark, while the distal third is dark-brown to medium-brown.
The fur of its belly is also bicolored, though overall lighter brown than the back fur.
It lacks hairs along the outer edge of the uropatagium, which is a useful field identification characteristic.