Kock's mouse-eared bat
| Kock's mouse-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. dieteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis dieteri Happold, 2005 | |
Kock's mouse-eared bat (Myotis dieteri) is a species of mouse-eared bat found in the Republic of the Congo.
Kock's mouse-eared bat was described as a new species in 2005 by Meredith Happold. The holotype had been collected in a limestone cave by Jean-Paul Adam some time between 1961–1968. The eponym for the species name dieteri is German mammalogist Dieter Kock.