Myotis chinensis is a separate species from the mountain Myotis montivagus by Son et al. (2013). Previously, it was found in China, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Indonesian island of Kalimantan. Son et al. (2013) collected some specimens from Vietnam and Laos and identified them as Myotis chinensis by molecular and morphological analysis. Wang et al. (2016) Chinese and Indian Myotis bats were captured in Guangdong and Jiangxi, China. Previously, mouse-eared bats were found in Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian, Hebei and Zhejiang in China, but these areas need to be further confirmed due to the discovery of mouse-eared bats in China and India. The Indian Myotis is slightly larger than the mountain Myotis.
Little is known about the ecological habits of the Chinese and Indian Myotis bat. Known habitats include caves, cracks under Bridges, and a preference for water.