''Nycticeinops'' is a genus of
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 ...
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 ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Bellier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops bellieri''
*
Broad-headed serotine, ''Nycticeinops crassulus''
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Eisentraut's serotine, ''Nycticeinops eisentrauti''
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Grandidier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops grandidieri''
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Happolds's serotine, ''Nycticeinops happoldorum''
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Large-headed serotine, ''Nycticeinops macrocephalus''
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Schlieffen's serotine, ''Nycticeinops schlieffeni''
Formerly, the only species placed in this genus was
Schlieffen's serotine (''N. schlieffeni''), but phylogenetic evidence has placed several other species in this genus. These species were formerly classified in either ''
Pipistrellus
''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian language, Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat").
The size of the ge ...
'', ''
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 ...
'', or ''
Hypsugo
The genus ''Hypsugo'' contains many bats referred to as pipistrelles or pipistrelle bats (not to be confused with the genus ''Pipistrellus''). They belong to the family Vespertilionidae or vesper bats. They are primarily found throughout Asia, th ...
'' until being reclassified into the new genus ''Parahypsugo'' in 2019. In a 2020 study, ''Parahypsugo'' was found to contain ''Nycticeinops'', and thus both were synonymized.
References
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Nycticeinops
Bat genera
Taxa named by John Edwards Hill