Key to species of Genus Myotis in Korea
1 Forearm> 45 mm; orange pelage; wing membrane black.............................................. M. rufoniger
- Forearm <45 mm; brown to gray pelage.................................................................... 2
2 Stiff hairs present on uropatagium margin........................................................ M. bombinus
- Stiff hairs absent on uropatagium margin................................................................... 3
3 Posterior uropatagium margins form acute angle............................................................. 4 - Posterior uropatagium margins form obtuse angle............................................................ 5
4 Plagiopatagium inserted in middle or bottom of sole of upper heel or lower tibia...................... M. macrodactylus
- Plagiopatagium attached at middle of ankles.......................................................... M. petax
5 Length of tibia> 18 mm; forearm 35–42 mm ................................................... M. longicaudatus
- Length of tibia <17.5 mm ............................................................................... 6
6 Dog-leg blood vessel on uropatagium (Fig. 22).................................................... M. ikonnikovi
- Straight blood vessel on uropatagium............................................... ‘ M. sibiricus (or M. davidii)*
*For identification of M. sibiricus and M. davidii, molecular analysis is needed (Tsytsulina et al. 2012).