Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea
Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus (7): Eptesicini - Lasiurini - Nycticeiini - Nyctophilini - Pipistrellini - Plecotini - Vespertilionini
Genera Incertae sedis (2): Parastrellus – Perimyotis
Name
Vespertilioninae Gray, 1821: 299
References
Primary references
Gray, 1821. London Med. Repos., 15: 299.
Additional references
Hoofer, S.R. & Van Den Bussche, R.A. 2003. Molecular phylogenetics of the chiropteran family Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica 5(supplement): 1–63. DOI: 10.3161/001.005.s101
Hoofer, S.R., Van Den Bussche, R.A. & Horáček, I. 2006. Generic Status of the American Pipistrelles (Vespertilionidae) with Description of a New Genus. Journal of Mammalogy 87(5): 981–992. DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-425R1.1 Reference page.
Links
Vespertilioninae in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
English: Evening bats, long-eared bats, pipistrelles, serotines, and relatives
The Vespertilioninae [1] are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae.
Classification
Subfamily Vespertilioninae
Tribe Antrozoini
Genus Antrozous
Pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus
Genus Bauerus
Van Gelder's bat, Bauerus dubiaquercus
Genus Rhogeessa - Rhogeessa bats
Yucatan yellow bat, Rhogeessa aenea
Allen's yellow bat, Rhogeessa alleni
Bickham's yellow bat, Rhogeessa bickhami
Genoways's yellow bat, Rhogeessa genowaysi
Slender yellow bat, Rhogeessa gracilis
Husson's yellow bat, Rhogeessa hussoni
Thomas's yellow bat, Rhogeessa io
Menchu's yellow bat, Rhogeessa menchuae
Tiny yellow bat, Rhogeessa minutilla
Least yellow bat, Rhogeessa mira
Northern little yellow bat, Rhogeessa parvula
Nicaraguan little yellow bat, Rhogeessa permutandis
Black-winged little yellow bat, Rhogeessa tumida
Ecuadorian little yellow bat, Rhogeessa velilla
Tribe Eptesicini
Genus Arielulus
Bronze sprite, Arielulus circumdatus
Coppery sprite, Arielulus cuprosus
Social sprite, Arielulus societatis
Genus Eptesicus – house bats
Anatolian serotine, Eptesicus anatolicus
Little black serotine, Eptesicus andinus
Bobrinski's serotine, Eptesicus bobrinskoi
Botta's serotine, Eptesicus bottae
Brazilian brown bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis
Chiriquinan serotine, Eptesicus chiriquinus
Diminutive serotine, Eptesicus diminutus
Horn-skinned bat, Eptesicus floweri
Argentine brown bat, Eptesicus furinalis
Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
Gobi big brown bat, Eptesicus gobiensis
Guadeloupe big brown bat, Eptesicus guadeloupensis
Long-tailed house bat, Eptesicus hottentotus
Harmless serotine, Eptesicus innoxius
Meridional serotine, Eptesicus isabellinus
Japanese short-tailed bat, Eptesicus japonensis
Kobayashi's bat, Eptesicus kobayashii
Langer's serotine, Eptesicus langeri
Eptesicus lobatus[2]
Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii
Ognev's serotine, Eptesicus ognevi
Orinoco serotine, Eptesicus orinocensis
Oriental serotine, Eptesicus pachyomus
Thick-eared bat, Eptesicus pachyotis
Lagos serotine, Eptesicus platyops
Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus
Taddei's serotine, Eptesicus taddeii
Sombre bat, Eptesicus tatei
Ulapes serotine, Eptesicus ulapesensis
Genus Glauconycteris – butterfly bats
Allen's striped bat, Glauconycteris alboguttata
Silvered bat, Glauconycteris argentata
Blackish butterfly bat, Glauconycteris atra
Beatrix's bat, Glauconycteris beatrix
Curry's bat, Glauconycteris curryae
Bibundi bat, Glauconycteris egeria
Glen's wattled bat, Glauconycteris gleni
Allen's spotted bat, Glauconycteris humeralis
Kenyan wattled bat, Glauconycteris kenyacola
Machado's butterfly bat, Glauconycteris machadoi
Abo bat, Glauconycteris poensis
Pied butterfly bat, Glauconycteris superba
Variegated butterfly bat, Glauconycteris variegata
Genus Hesperoptenus – false serotine bats
Blanford's bat, Hesperoptenus blanfordi
False serotine bat, Hesperoptenus doriae
Gaskell's false serotine, Hesperoptenus gaskelli
Tickell's bat, Hesperoptenus tickelli
Large false serotine, Hesperoptenus tomesi
Genus Histiotus – big-eared brown bats
Strange big-eared brown bat, Histiotus alienus
Cadena-García's big-eared brown bat, Histiotus cadenai
Colombian big-eared brown bat, Histiotus colombiae
Transparent-winged big-eared brown bat, Histiotus diaphanopterus
Humboldt big-eared brown bat, Histiotus humboldti
Thomas's big-eared brown bat, Histiotus laephotis
Big-eared brown bat, Histiotus macrotus
Southern big-eared brown bat, Histiotus magellanicus
Moche big-eared brown bat, Histiotus mochica
Small big-eared brown bat, Histiotus montanus
Tropical big-eared brown bat, Histiotus velatus
Genus Ia
Great evening bat, Ia io
Genus Lasionycteris
Silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
Genus Scoteanax
Rüppell's broad-nosed bat, Scoteanax rueppellii
Genus Scotomanes
Harlequin bat, Scotomanes ornatus
Genus Scotorepens - lesser broad-nosed bats
Western broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens balstoni
Little broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens greyii
Eastern broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens orion
Northern broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens sanborni
Genus Thainycteris
Collared sprite, Thainycteris aureocollaris
Necklace sprite, Thainycteris torquatus
Tribe incertae sedis
Genus Rhyneptesicus
Sind bat, Rhyneptesicus nasutus
Tribe Lasiurini
Genus Aeorestes – hoary bats
Hoary bat, Aeorestes cinereus
Big red bat, Aeorestes egregius
Hawaiian hoary bat, Aeorestes semotus
South American hoary bat, Aeorestes villosissimus
Genus Dasypterus – yellow bats
Southern yellow bat, Dasypterus ega
Cuban yellow bat, Dasypterus insularis
Northern yellow bat, Dasypterus intermedius
Western yellow bat, Dasypterus xanthinus
Genus Lasiurus – red or hairy-tailed bats
Arequipa red bat, Lasiurus arequipae
Greater red bat, Lasiurus atratus
Southern red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii
Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis
Tacarcuna bat, Lasiurus castaneus
Jamaican red bat, Lasiurus degelidus
Hairy-tailed bat, Lasiurus ebenus
Western red bat, Lasiurus frantzii
Minor red bat, Lasiurus minor
Pfeiffer's red bat, Lasiurus pfeifferi
Seminole bat, Lasiurus seminolus
Cinnamon red bat, Lasiurus varius
Tribe Nycticeiini
Genus Nycticeius – evening bats
Temminck's mysterious bat, Nycticeius aenobarbus
Evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis
Cuban evening bat, Nycticeius cubanus
Tribe Perimyotini
Genus Parastrellus
Canyon bat, Parastrellus hesperus
Genus Perimyotis
Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus
Tribe Pipistrellini
Genus Glischropus – thick-thumbed bats
Dark thick-thumbed bat, Glischropus aquilus
Indochinese thick-thumbed bat, Glischropus bucephalus
Javan thick-thumbed bat, Glischropus javanus
Common thick-thumbed bat, Glischropus tylopus
Genus Nyctalus – noctule bats
Birdlike noctule, Nyctalus aviator
Azores noctule, Nyctalus azoreum
Japanese noctule, Nyctalus furvus
Greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus
Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri
Mountain noctule, Nyctalus montanus
Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula
Chinese noctule, Nyctalus plancyi
Genus Pipistrellus – Pipistrelles or Pipistrelle bats
Japanese pipistrelle, Pipistrellus abramus
Forest pipistrelle, Pipistrellus adamsi
Mount Gargues pipistrelle, Pipistrellus aero
Angulate pipistrelle, Pipistrellus angulatus
Kelaart's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus ceylonicus
Greater Papuan pipistrelle, Pipistrellus collinus
Indian pipistrelle, Pipistrellus coromandra
Crete pipistrelle, Pipistrellus creticus
Dhofar pipistrelle, Pipistrellus dhofarensis
Endo's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus endoi
Hanaki's dwarf bat, Pipistrellus hanaki
Dusky pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hesperidus
Aellen's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus inexspectatus
Java pipistrelle, Pipistrellus javanicus
Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii
Madeira pipistrelle, Pipistrellus maderensis
Minahassa pipistrelle, Pipistrellus minahassae
†Christmas Island pipistrelle, Pipistrellus murrayi
Tiny pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nanulus
Nathusius's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii
Lesser Papuan pipistrelle, Pipistrellus papuanus
Mount Popa pipistrelle, Pipistrellus paterculus
Dar es Salaam pipistrelle, Pipistrellus permixtus
Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Rusty pipistrelle, Pipistrellus rusticus
Simandou pipistrelle, Pipistrellus simandouensis
Narrow-winged pipistrelle, Pipistrellus stenopterus
†Sturdee's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus sturdeei
Least pipistrelle, Pipistrellus tenuis
Watts's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus wattsi
Northern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus westralis
Genus Scotoecus - house bats
White-bellied lesser house bat, Scotoecus albigula
Light-winged lesser house bat, Scotoecus albofuscus
Hinde's lesser house bat, Scotoecus hindei
Dark-winged lesser house bat, Scotoecus hirundo
Desert yellow bat, Scotoecus pallidus
Genus Scotozous
Dormer's bat, Scotozous dormeri
Genus Vansonia
Rüppell's bat, Vansonia rueppellii
Tribe Plecotini
Genus Barbastella – barbastelles or barbastelle bats
Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus
Beijing barbastelle, Barbastella beijingensis
Caspian barbastelle, Barbastella caspica
Eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle, Barbastella darjelingensis
Arabian barbastelle, Barbastella leucomelas
Japanese barbastelle, Barbastella pacifica
Genus Corynorhinus – American lump-nosed bats
Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Mexican big-eared bat, Corynorhinus mexicanus
Townsend's big-eared bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
Genus Euderma
Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum
Genus Idionycteris
Allen's big-eared bat, Idionycteris phyllotis
Genus Otonycteris
Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii
Turkestani long-eared bat, Otonycteris leucophaea
Genus Plecotus – lump-nosed bats
Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus
Ethiopian long-eared bat, Plecotus balensis
Christie's long-eared bat, Plecotus christii
Gaisler's long-eared bat, Plecotus gaisleri
Himalayan long-eared bat, Plecotus homochrous
Mediterranean long-eared bat, Plecotus kolombatovici
Kozlov's long-eared bat, Plecotus kozlovi
Alpine long-eared bat, Plecotus macrobullaris
Ognev's long-eared bat Plecotus ognevi
Japanese long-eared bat, Plecotus sacrimontis
Sardinian long-eared bat, Plecotus sardus
Strelkov's long-eared bat, Plecotus strelkovi
Taiwan long-eared bat, Plecotus taivanus
Canary long-eared bat, Plecotus teneriffae
Turkmen long-eared bat, Plecotus turkmenicus
Ward's long-eared bat, Plecotus wardi
Tribe Scotophilini
Genus Scotophilus – Old World yellow bats
East African yellow bat, Scotophilus altilis
Andrew Rebori's house bat, Scotophilus andrewreborii
Lesser yellow bat, Scotophilus borbonicus
Sulawesi yellow bat, Scotophilus celebensis
Eritrean yellow bat, Scotophilus colias
Sody's yellow bat, Scotophilus collinus
African yellow bat, Scotophilus dinganii
Ejeta's yellow bat, Scotophilus ejetai
Greater Asiatic yellow bat, Scotophilus heathi
Lesser Asiatic yellow bat, Scotophilus kuhlii
White-bellied yellow bat, Scotophilus leucogaster
Livingstone's yellow bat, Scotophilus livingstonii
Marovaza yellow bat, Scotophilus marovaza
Schreber's yellow bat, Scotophilus nigrita
Western greenish yellow bat, Scotophilus nigritellus
Robbins's yellow bat, Scotophilus nucella'
Nut-colored yellow bat, Scotophilus nux
Robust yellow bat, Scotophilus robustus
Malagasy yellow bat, Scotophilus tandrefana
Trujillo's yellow bat, Scotophilus trujilloi
Eastern greenish yellow bat, Scotophilus viridis
Tribe Vespertilionini
Genus Afronycteris
Heller's serotine, Afronycteris helios
Banana serotine, Afronycteris nanus
Genus Cassistrellus – helmeted bats
Surat helmeted bat, Cassistrellus dimissus
Yok Don helmeted bat, Cassistrellus yokdonensis
Genus Chalinolobus – wattled bats
Large-eared pied bat, Chalinolobus dwyeri
Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii
Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio
New Caledonian wattled bat, Chalinolobus neocaledonicus
Hoary wattled bat, Chalinolobus nigrogriseus
Little pied bat, Chalinolobus picatus
New Zealand long-tailed bat or long-tailed wattled bat, Chalinolobus tuberculatus
Genus Falsistrellus – false pipistrelles
Western false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus mackenziei
Eastern false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis
Genus Hypsugo – Asian pipistrelles
Chocolate pipistrelle, Hypsugo affinis
Alashanian pipistrelle, Hypsugo alaschanicus
Arabian pipistrelle, Hypsugo arabicus
Desert pipistrelle, Hypsugo ariel
Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, Hypsugo bodenheimeri
Cadorna's pipistrelle, Hypsugo cadornae
Long-toothed pipistrelle, Hypsugo dolichodon
Brown pipistrelle, Hypsugo imbricatus
Red-brown pipistrelle, Hypsugo kitcheneri
Socotran pipistrelle or Lanza's pipistrelle, Hypsugo lanzai
Burma pipistrelle, Hypsugo lophurus
Big-eared pipistrelle, Hypsugo macrotis
Pungent pipistrelle, Hypsugo mordax
Mouselike pipistrelle, Hypsugo musciculus
Peters's pipistrelle, Hypsugo petersi
Chinese pipistrelle, Hypsugo pulveratus
Savi's pipistrelle, Hypsugo savii
Vordermann's pipistrelle, Hypsugo vordermanni
Genus Laephotis – long-eared bats
Angolan long-eared bat, Laephotis angolensis
Botswanan long-eared bat, Laephotis botswanae
Cape serotine, Laeophotis capensis
East African serotine, Laephotis kirinyaga
Isalo serotine, Laephotis malagasyensis
Malagasy serotine, Laephotis matroka
Namib long-eared bat, Laephotis namibensis
Roberts's serotine, Laephotis robertsi
Stanley's serotine, Laephotis stanleyi
De Winton's long-eared bat, Laephotis wintoni
Genus Mimetillus
Moloney's mimic bat, Mimetillus moloneyi
Thomas's mimic bat, Mimetillus thomasi
Genus Mirostrellus
Joffre's bat, Mirostrellus joffrei
Genus Neoromicia
Anchieta's serotine, Neoromicia anchietae
Kirindy serotine, Neoromicia bemainty
Yellow serotine, Neoromicia flavescens
Tiny serotine, Neoromicia guineensis
Melck's house bat, Neoromicia melckorum
Somali serotine, Neoromicia somalica
Zulu serotine, Neoromicia zuluensis
Genus Nycticeinops
Bellier's serotine, Nycticeinops bellieri
Broad-headed serotine, Nycticeinops crassulus
Eisentraut's serotine, Nycticeinops eisentrauti
Grandidier's serotine, Nycticeinops grandidieri
Happolds's serotine, Nycticeinops happoldorum
Large-headed serotine, Nycticeinops macrocephalus
Schlieffen's serotine, Nycticeinops schlieffeni
Genus Nyctophilus – New Guinean and Australian big-eared bats
Northern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis
Eastern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus bifax
South-eastern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus corbeni
Pallid long-eared bat, Nyctophilus daedalus
Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi
Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi
Sunda long-eared bat, Nyctophilus heran
†Lord Howe long-eared bat, Nyctophilus howensis
Holt's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus holtorum
Small-toothed long-eared bat, Nyctophilus microdon
New Guinea long-eared bat, Nyctophilus microtis
New Caledonian long-eared bat, Nyctophilus nebulosus
Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis
Western long-eared bat, Nyctophilus major
Tasmanian long-eared bat, Nyctophilus sherrini
Mt. Missim long-eared bat, Nyctophilus shirleyae
Pygmy long-eared bat, Nyctophilus walkeri
Genus Pharotis
New Guinea big-eared bat, Pharotis imogene
Genus Philetor
Rohu's bat, Philetor brachypterus
Genus Pseudoromicia
Dark-brown serotine, Pseudoromicia brunnea
Isabelline serotine, Pseudoromicia isabella
Kityo's serotine, Pseudoromicia kityoi
Nyanza serotine, Pseudoromicia nyanza
Rendall's serotine, Pseudoromicia rendalli
Rosevear's serotine, Pseudoromicia roseveari[3]
White-winged serotine, Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis
Genus Tylonycteris – bamboo bats
Amber bamboo bat, Tylonycteris fulvida
Malayan bamboo bat, Tylonycteris malayana
Lesser bamboo bat, Tylonycteris pachypus
Pygmy bamboo bat, Tylonycteris pygmaeus
Greater bamboo bat, Tylonycteris robustula
Tonkin bamboo bat, Tylonycteris tonkinensis
Genus Vespadelus
Inland forest bat, Vespadelus baverstocki
Northern cave bat, Vespadelus caurinus
Large forest bat, Vespadelus darlingtoni
Yellow-lipped bat, Vespadelus douglasorum
Finlayson's cave bat, Vespadelus finlaysoni
Eastern forest bat, Vespadelus pumilus
Southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus
Troughton's forest bat, Vespadelus troughtoni
Little forest bat, Vespadelus vulturnus
Genus Vespertilio – frosted bats
Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
Asian parti-colored bat, Vespertilio sinensis
References
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