A New Record of Myotis altarium in Shaanxi Province
Author of the article:PEI Jun-feng
Author's Workplace：(Shaanxi Institute of Zoology，Northwest Institute of Endangered Zoological Species, Xi’an 710032, China)
Key Words：Myotis altarium; Chiroptera; new record; Shaanxi
Abstract：One male specimen is identified as Myotis altarium (Chiroptera, Myotis), which was collected in a cave (31°44.888′N，109°22.736′E，H: 1290 m a.s.l.), Zhenping county, Ankang city, Shaanxi province, on 16 April，2010, and which is the first record for this species in Shaanxi Province. The specimen is kept in the Shaanxi Institute of Zoology. We presented the measurement of externality and skull, and referred briefly to its distribution and protective status in this paper.