Abstract:
The disk-footed bat
Eudiscopus denticulus (
Osgood, 1932) is a rare species in Southeast Asia. During two chiropteran surveys in the summer of 1981 and 2019, eight and three small
Myotis-like bats with distinct disk-like hindfeet were collected from Yunnan Province, China, respectively. External, craniodental, and phylogenetic evidence confirmed these specimens as
E. denticulus, representing a new genus in China. The complete mitochondrial genome consistently showed robust support for
E. denticulus as a basal lineage within Myotinae. The coding patterns and characteristics of its mitochondrial genome were similar to that of other published genomes from
Myotis. The echolocation signals of the newly collected individuals were analyzed. The potential distribution range of
Eudiscopus in Southeast Asia inferred using the MaxEnt model indicated its potential occurrence along the southern border region of Yunnan, China.