Hesperoptenus is a genus of bats within the
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 familie ...
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vesper bat
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 familie ...
family.
The species within this genus are:
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Blanford's bat (''Hesperoptenus blanfordi'')
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False serotine bat
The false serotine bat (''Hesperoptenus doriae'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Malaysia.
Description
With very dark brown or black curly fur and a blunt nose, the false serotine bat has a sheep-like head and face. The ears ar ...
(''Hesperoptenus doriae'')
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Gaskell's false serotine (''Hesperoptenus gaskelli'')
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Tickell's bat
Tickell's bat (''Hesperoptenus tickelli'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Bangladesh Bhutan, Cambodia, possibly China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and off ...
(''Hesperoptenus tickelli'')
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Large false serotine
The large false serotine (''Hesperoptenus tomesi'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal te ...
(''Hesperoptenus tomesi'')
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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