Belize Biodiversity Information System

Taxonomy

Species ID	050900
Name	Elegant myotis
Other Common Names
Category	05 Mammals
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theria
Suborder	Microchiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Myotis
Species	elegans
Subspecies
References	1, 2, 3, 6

Comments

6* No subspecies.

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Distribution

DISTRICT	References
	7
Belize	7
Cayo	10
Corozal	2
Orange Walk	2
Stann Creek	2
Toledo	2

Administrative Unit	Occurrence	Abundance	Temporal	References
Chiquibul Forest Reserve	Captured or Mist netted and released	Unknown, insuffient data	June	10
Mussel Creek Drainage (Proposed)	Collected as voucher.	Unknown, insuffient data	July	13
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	May	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	January	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	August	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	June	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	October	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	July	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	November	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	December	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	February	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	April	7
Gallon Jug	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	March	7
Vaca Forest Reserve	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	April	8
Vaca Forest Reserve	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	May	8
Mussel Creek Drainage (Proposed)	Unknown	Unknown	Permanent Resident (Year-round)	4
Rio Bravo Conservation Area	Captured or Mist netted and released	Common	Dry season (Jan-May)	5
Gallon Jug	Collected as voucher.	Common	Permanent Resident (Year-round)	7

Hydrologic Unit Distribution	References
Mussel Creek	4

ELEVATION Association	References
401-600 m	10
1-200 m	7

QUAD Distribution	References
16 30' to 16 45'; 88 45' to 89 00'	10
17 30' to 17 45'; 88 45' to 89 00'	7
17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'	7
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'	7
17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'	9
17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'	8
17 30' to 17 45'; 88 00' to 88 15'	13
17 30' to 17 45'; 88 30' to 88 45'	7, 4
17 30' to 17 45'; 88 15' to 88 30'	13, 4
17 15' to 17 30'; 88 00' to 88 15'	5

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution	References
Subtropical Lower Montane moist	10
Subtropical moist	7, 10
Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical	7, 9

Comments on Distribution

5* La Milpa sites
4* Belize City

Graphics

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Habitat Associations

Forest Type Associations	Seral Stage	Canopy Closure	References
Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in rolling or flat terrain.	all stages	71-100%	10
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Ramon-Chiquebul Forest.	all stages	71-100%	10
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Sapote-Mahogany	all stages	71-100%	7
Riparian seasonal swamp forests	all stages	71-100%	7
Marsh and Swamp Communities	all stages	71-100%	7
Agriculture, no native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	7
This serves to update Wright et al. for urban or agricultural areas devoid of native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	7
Seasonal swamp forests (marsh forests) of Northern Belize, variant 1.	all stages	71-100%	7
Cohune Palm Forest	all stages	71-100%	7
Marsh and Swamp Communities	all stages	71-100%	7
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.	all stages	71-100%	7
Marsh and Swamp Communities	all stages	71-100%	7
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species: Sapote-ramon-spice forest.	all stages	71-100%	7
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forest over limestone, northwestern variant.	all stages	71-100%	7
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species: Sapote-Silion forest.	all stages	71-100%	7
Seasonally waterlogged fire-induced shrubland of the plains.	all stages	71-100%	7
Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna	all stages	71-100%	7
Agriculture, no native vegetation.	all stages	71-100%	7
Marsh and Swamp Communities	all stages	71-100%	7
Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.	Disturbed	71-100%	9
Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species	Disturbed	71-100%	9
Agriculture, no native vegetation.	all stages	0-40%	8
Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species	all stages	41-70%	8
Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over limestone, central eastern variant.	stage unknown	Canopy unknown	13
Transitional Low Broadleaf Forest and Shrubland	stage unknown	Canopy unknown	13
URBAN, human settlement.	stage unknown	Canopy unknown	13
Coastal Formations	stage unknown	Canopy unknown	13

References

1  McCarthy, T. J. 1993. Checklist: Mammals of Belize. BAS Newsletter
   25 (2-3).

2  Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley &
   Sons. New York. 1:200

3  Koopman, Karl F. 1993. Chiroptera. in  Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder,
   eds, Mammalian species of the world, 2nd ed, Smithsonian Institution
   Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 137-241.

4  McCarthy, T. J. 1987. Distributional records of bats from the Caribbean
   lowlands of Belize and adjacent Guatemala and Mexico. In: Studies in
   Neotropical Mammalogy: Essays in Honor of Philip Hershkovitz (B.D.
   Patterson and R.M. Timm, eds.). Fieldiana:n.s. No. 39:137-162.

5  Smith, Rosemary L. 1994.  Neotropical Bats as Indicators of
   Environmental Disturbance.  Masters Thesis. Durrell Institute of
   Conservation and Ecology. pp.64.

6  Koopman, Karl F. 1994. Chiroptera: Systematics (in) Handbook of Zoology.
   W. de Gruyter. Berlin-NY. p.46.

7  Miller, B.W. 2001. Community Ecology of the Non-phyllostomid bats of
   Northwestern Belize, with a landscape level assessment of the bats of
   Belize.  PhD. Dissertation. University of Kent, Durrell Institute of
   Conservation and Ecology.

8  Miller, B.W. and C.M. Miller. 1999. Harp trap and acoustic bat survey,
   April 11, 1996 and May 16, 1999, upper entrance of Actun Chapot Cave.
   Vaca Forest Reserve. Wildlife Conservation Society Tropical Forest and
   Reserve Planning Project Belize. Unpublished report.

9  Miller, B.W. 1996. Preliminary reconaisance of the bats of Five Blues
   Lake National Park.  Survey at Tamandua Farm south of Five Blues Lake
   N.P. Wildlife Conservation Society, Tropical Forest and Reserve Planning
   Project, Belize. Unpublished data.

10 Miller, B.W. 2001. Preliminary survey of the bats of Las Cuevas BM Field
   Station, and Ek Tun lodge property on Macal River. June 16-20, 2001. WCS Tropcial Forest and
   Reserve Planning Project Technical Report.

11 AMNH. 1996. Bat holdings provided by Nancy Simmons, unpublished listing
   of catalog.

12 MSU. 2000. Collections data from mammal musuem, Michigan State
   University.  Imported records 9/15/2000.

13 FMNH. 1997. Mammal holdings in the Field Musuem of Natural History,
   unpublished listing.