''Thainycteris'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 ...

with two species, one found in

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

and the other found in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. Its members were previously classified within ''

Arielulus ''Arielulus'' 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 di ...

'', but more recent studies support ''Thainycteris'' as being a distinct genus. There are two species in this genus: *

Collared sprite The collared sprite or collared pipistrelle (''Thainycteris aureocollaris'') is a species of vesper bat found in Laos and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Sou ...

(''T. aureocollaris'') *

Necklace sprite The necklace sprite or necklace pipistrelle (''Thainycteris torquatus'') is a species of vesper bat that is endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and Sou ...

(''T. torquatus'')

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q105762220 Thainycteris Bat genera