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The '''Armenian whiskered bat''' (''Myotis hajastanicus''), also known as the '''Hajastan myotis''' or the '''Armenian myotis''', is a species of [[bat]] from the family [[Vespertilionidae]]. The Armenian whiskered bat was formerly included as a part of the [[whiskered bat]], but was considered distinct in 2000<ref name=MSW3>{{MSW3 Chiroptera | id = 13802434 | page = 508}}</ref> as a result of morphologic comparison.
==Taxonomy and etymology==
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In 2016, Dietz et al. argued that the Armenian whiskered bat was not [[morphology (biology)|morphologically]] or genetically distinct enough to be considered a full species; instead, they argued that it is [[synonym (taxonomy)|synonymous]] with ''Myotis aurascens'' (which is itself sometimes considered synonymous with ''[[Myotis davidii]]'').<ref name="Dietz 2016">{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.mambio.2016.06.005|title=Myotis hajastanicus is a local vicariant of a widespread species rather than a critically endangered endemic of the Sevan lake basin (Armenia)|journal=Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde|volume=81|issue=5|pages=518|year=2016|last1=Dietz|first1=Christian|last2=Gazaryan|first2=Astghik|last3=Papov|first3=George|last4=Dundarova|first4=Heliana|last5=Mayer|first5=Frieder}}</ref>
However, as of 2018 the [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] still considers the Armenian whiskered bat as a full species.<ref name="ITIS">{{cite web| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=946247#null| title=Myotis hajastanicus Argyropulo, 1939|website=ITIS.gov|publisher=U. S. Federal Government|access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>
Its [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''hajastanicus''" means "of Hayastan
==Description==
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