Perimyotini is a

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bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most ...

s 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 two species of bats found in

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, each in their own

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genus. Although this name is already in use by taxonomic authorities, such as the ''

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,''

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and the

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, and was first suggested as a name in a 2009 study, it has not actually been formally described.

Species

There are two genera in the tribe, each with one species: * Genus ''

Parastrellus The canyon bat (''Parastrellus hesperus''), also known as the western pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Mexico and in the western United States. The species has historically been placed in the genus ''Pipistrellus ''Pip ...

'' **

Canyon bat The canyon bat (''Parastrellus hesperus''), also known as the western pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Mexico and in the western United States. The species has historically been placed in the genus ''Pipistrellus ''Pip ...

, ''Parastrellus hesperus'' * Genus '' Perimyotis'' **

Tricolored bat The tricolored bat (''Perimyotis subflavus'') is a species of microbat native to eastern North America. Formerly known as the eastern pipistrelle, based on the incorrect belief that it was closely related to European '' Pipistrellus'' species, t ...

, ''Perimyotis subflavus''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q105806864 Mammal tribes Vesper bats Nomina nuda