''Laephotis'' (known as the African long-eared bat) is a genus of bats in the family
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 ...
. Species within this genus are:
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Angolan long-eared bat (''Laephotis angolensis'')
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Botswanan long-eared bat (''Laephotis botswanae'')
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Cape serotine (''Laephotis capensis'')
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East African serotine (''Laephotis kirinyaga'')
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Isalo serotine (''Laephotis malagasyensis'')
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Malagasy serotine (''Laephotis matroka'')
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Namib long-eared bat (''Laephotis namibensis'')
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Roberts's serotine (''Laephotis robertsi'')
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Stanley's serotine (''Laephotis stanleyi'')
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De Winton's long-eared bat (''Laephotis wintoni'')
Some species in this genus were formerly classified in ''
Neoromicia
''Neoromicia'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species:
* Anchieta's serotine (''Neoromicia anchietae'')
* Kirindy serotine (''Neoromicia bemainty'')
* Yellow serotine (''Neoromicia flavescen ...
'' before phylogenetic analysis placed them in ''Laephotis''.
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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