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Antrozoinae
Antrozoini is a tribe of bats in the subfamily Vespertilioninae of the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the pallid bat (''Antrozous pallidus''), Van Gelder's bat (''Bauerus dubiaquercus''), the genus ''Rhogeessa'', and the fossil '' Anzanycteris''. All species in this tribe are found in the Americas. Taxonomy The pallid bat (''Antrozous pallidus'') was first described in 1856 and first placed in its own genus, ''Antrozous'', in 1862. Several suggestions were made early on about its relationships, including that of Wilhelm Peters in 1865, who placed it in the family Vespertilionidae and considered it to be related to the Australian ''Nyctophilus''. Others suggested a relationship with the vespertilionid genus ''Plecotus'' or the Phyllostomidae. In 1897, Gerrit S. Miller described a subfamily Antrozoinae for the pallid bat, but ten years later chose to place ''Nyctophilus'' and ''Antrozous'' together in a subfamily Nyctophilinae.Miller, 1907, pp. 234–235 Van Gelder's bat ...
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Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat families, specialised in many forms to occupy a range of habitats and ecological circumstances, and it is frequently observed or the subject of research. The facial features of the species are often simple, as they mainly rely on vocally emitted echolocation. The tails of the species are enclosed by the lower flight membranes between the legs. Over 300 species are distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica. It owes its name to the genus ''Vespertilio'', which takes its name from a word for bat, ', derived from the Latin term ' meaning 'evening'; they are termed "evening bats" and were once referred to as "evening birds". (The term "evening bat" also often refers more specifically to one of the species, '' Nycticeius humer ...
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Otonycteris
''Otonycteris'' is a genus of vesper bats. Members of this genus are found in Northern Africa and Central Asia. Until recently, it was thought to be monotypic, but in 2010, the Turkestani long-eared bat was distinguished from the desert long-eared bat; previously, all populations were recognized as the desert long-eared bat. Currently, it consists of two species: * Desert long-eared bat (''Otonycteris hemprichii'') **Subspecies ***''Otonycteris hemprichii hemprichii'': found in North Africa, the Levant, and the Middle East ***''Otonycteris hemprichii cinerea'': found in the mountains of Iran and Oman ***''Otonycteris hemprichii jin'': found in low-elevation deserts of the eastern Arabian Peninsula and southeast Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ... * Turkestan ...
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Baeodon
Allen's yellow bat (''Rhogeessa alleni'') is a species of vesper bat. There is some taxonomic debate surrounding this species, with some authors considering ''Baeodon'' a genus rather than a subgenus. It is endemic to Mexico. Taxonomy and etymology It was species description, described as a new species in 1892 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Thomas noted that the eponym for the specific epithet (zoology), species name "''alleni''" was Harrison Allen, calling him "the chief authority on North-American bats." In 1906, Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. placed Allen's yellow bat into a newly-coined genus, ''Baeodon''. At present, some authors keep Allen's yellow bat as part of ''Rhogeessa'' within the subgenus ''Baeodon'', while others believe that it is distinct enough that ''Baeodon'' should be considered a Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus rather than a subgenus. Description It is a small species of bat, weighing only . It has large ears, with long tragus (ear)#other animals, tragi. Th ...
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