Genus

Myotis

10 species. Maximum lifespan ranges from 7 years (Black myotis) to 41 years (Brandt's bat).

Species

10

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

7–41 yr

Longest: Brandt's bat

Median GC

36.6%

Range 35.3–38.3%

Median mtDNA size

17,109 bp

Where Myotis species sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Myotis (10)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Brandt's batMyotis brandtii41 yr
Mouse-eared batMyotis myotis37.1 yr
Little brown batMyotis lucifugus34 yr
Western long-eared myotisMyotis evotis22 yr
Bechstein's batMyotis bechsteinii21 yr
Black myotisMyotis nigricans7 yr

Species in Myotis

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Species in Myotis

Myotis brandtii	Brandt's bat	41 yr	17,470 bp	38.27%
Myotis myotis	Mouse-eared bat	37.1 yr	17,213 bp	35.33%
Myotis lucifugus	Little brown bat	34 yr	17,038 bp	36.87%
Myotis evotis	Western long-eared myotis	22 yr	17,039 bp	36.77%
Myotis bechsteinii	Bechstein's bat	21 yr	17,151 bp	36.39%
Myotis volans	Long-legged myotis	21 yr	17,443 bp	37.37%
Myotis thysanodes	Fringed myotis	18.3 yr	17,018 bp	36.87%
Myotis yumanensis	Yuma myotis	14 yr	17,268 bp	36.30%
Myotis leibii	Eastern small-footed myotis	12 yr	16,997 bp	36.21%
Myotis nigricans	Black myotis	7 yr	17,067 bp	35.89%