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Vu HY, Bui TH, Hoang TT, Vu KL, Nguyen TS. Multivariate analysis of craniodental morphology in mouse-eared bats (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae, Myotis) from Vietnam. Biodivers Data J 2024; 12:e122597. [PMID: 38974674 PMCID: PMC11224683 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.12.e122597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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This study conducted biostatistical multivariate analyses on 23 craniodental morphological measurements from 209 specimens to study interspecific variations amongst 15 bat species of the genus Myotis in Vietnam. Univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that the studied species can be divided into four groups as follows: extra-large-sized species (M.chinensis), large-sized species (M.pilosus, M.indochinensis and M.annectans), medium-sized species (M.altarium, M.hasseltii, M.montivagus, M.horsfieldii, M.ater, M.laniger and M.muricola) and small-sized species (M.annamiticus, M.aff.siligorensis, M.rosseti and M.alticraniatus). Our data revealed that the main craniodental features contributing to the variations in distinguishing Myotis species are the width of the anterior palatal, least height of the coronoid process, length of the upper and lower canine-premolar, zygomatic width and width across the upper canines and lower premolar-molar length. Based on patterns of morphological differences, we conducted comparisons between morphometrically closely resembling species pairs and further discussed additional characteristics that are expected to support the taxonomy and systematics of Vietnamese Myotis bats.
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- Huong Yen Vu
- Department of Zoology & Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, VietnamDepartment of Zoology & Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National UniversityHanoiVietnam
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- Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, VietnamInstitute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)HanoiVietnam
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- Department of Zoology & Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, VietnamDepartment of Zoology & Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National UniversityHanoiVietnam
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- Department of Zoology & Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, VietnamDepartment of Zoology & Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National UniversityHanoiVietnam
- Vietnam National Museum of Nature, VAST, Hanoi, VietnamVietnam National Museum of Nature, VASTHanoiVietnam
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, VAST, Hanoi, VietnamDepartment of Vertebrate Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, VASTHanoiVietnam
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Liang X, Xie H, Li Y, Huang Z, Li S, Wu Y, Yu W. First record of the flat-skulled woolly bat Kerivoula depressa and the Indochinese woolly bat K. dongduongana (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in China. Zookeys 2023; 1149:1-15. [DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1149.85821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Recent studies have revealed that the Kerivoula depressa complex should be divided into two species, K. depressa distributed mainly in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, and K. dongduongana found only in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. In November 2018 and April 2019, 24 woolly bats were collected by two-band harp traps in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Based on morphological, morphometric, and phylogenetic (COI, Cytb, and RAG2 gene sequences) analyses, these bats were identified as K. depressa and K. dongduongana, representing two new species records for the country. Including the new records, six Kerivoula species have been recorded in China, namely K. depressa, K. dongduongana, K. furva, K. kachinensis, K. picta and K. titania. To facilitate their identification and biological research in the future, we have provided an up-to-date key to all Kerivoula species occurring in China.
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Hai BT, Motokawa M, Kawada SI, Abramov AV, Son NT. Skull Variation in Asian Moles of the Genus Euroscaptor (Eulipotyphla: Talpidae) in Vietnam. MAMMAL STUDY 2020. [DOI: 10.3106/ms2019-0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Bui Tuan Hai
- Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet St., Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606–8501, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0005, Japan
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- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Small mammals of the Song Thanh and Saola Quang Nam Nature Reserves, central Vietnam. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF THERIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.18.2.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent remarkable records reveal that Phia Oac-Phia Den Nature Reserve is a priority area for bat conservation in Northern Vietnam. JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC BIODIVERSITY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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