Rediscovery of Van Hasselt’s Mouse-eared Bat Myotis hasseltii (Temminck, 1840) and its first genetic data from Hanoi, northern Vietnam

• DOI: 10.11609/jott.4865.11.7.13915-13919
• Publication Date: 2019-05-26T06:42:35Z
• Authors: Vuong Tan Tu; Satoru Arai; Fuka Kikuchi; Chu Thi Hang; Tran Anh Tuan; Gábor Csorba; Tamás Görföl
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; Chiroptera; Mammalia; bats; Animalia; bat; Biodiversity; Chordata; 01 natural sciences

This paper presents the rediscovery of Van Hasselt’s Mouse-eared Bat Myotis hasseltii after nearly 50 years and its genetic data from Hanoi, northern Vietnam. In addition, a snapshot of the impacts of urbanization on the current distribution and conservation status of this native bat species in Hanoi is also provided.