Vespertilionini is a
tribe
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of
bats
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 bi ...
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 ...
. The largest of the tribes in
Vespertilioninae
The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae.
Classification
Subfamily Vespertilioninae
*Tribe Antrozoini
**Genus '' Antrozous''
*** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus''
**Genus '' Bauerus''
*** Van Geld ...
, it contains many genera found throughout the
Old World
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and
Australasia
Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...
.
Species
Species in the tribe include:
* Genus ''
Afronycteris''
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Heller's serotine, ''Afronycteris helios''
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Banana serotine, ''Afronycteris nanus''
* Genus ''
Cassistrellus –'' helmeted bats
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Surat helmeted bat, ''Cassistrellus dimissus''
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Yok Don helmeted bat, ''Cassistrellus yokdonensis''
* Genus ''
Chalinolobus
''Chalinolobus'' is a genus of bats, commonly known as pied, wattled, or long-tailed bats. They have fleshy lobes at the bottom edge of their ears and on their lower lips. The bats otherwise classified in the genus ''Glauconycteris'' are included ...
'' – wattled bats
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Large-eared pied bat, ''Chalinolobus dwyeri''
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Gould's wattled bat
Gould's wattled bat (''Chalinolobus gouldii'') is a species of Australian wattled bat named after the English naturalist John Gould.Chruszcz, Bryan & Barclay, M. R. (2002)''Mammalian Species'' Chalinolobus gouldii The American Society of Mammal ...
, ''Chalinolobus gouldii''
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Chocolate wattled bat, ''Chalinolobus morio''
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New Caledonian wattled bat, ''Chalinolobus neocaledonicus''
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Hoary wattled bat, ''Chalinolobus nigrogriseus''
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Little pied bat, ''Chalinolobus picatus''
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New Zealand long-tailed bat
The New Zealand long-tailed bat (''Chalinolobus tuberculatus''), also known as the long-tailed wattled bat or pekapeka-tou-roa (Māori), is one of 15 species of bats in the genus '' Chalinolobus'' variously known as "pied bats", "wattled bats" o ...
or long-tailed wattled bat, ''Chalinolobus tuberculatus''
* Genus ''
Falsistrellus'' – false pipistrelles
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Western false pipistrelle
The western false pipistrelle, species ''Falsistrellus mackenziei'', is a vespertilionid bat that occurs in Southwest Australia. The population is declining due to loss of its habitat, old growth in tall eucalypt forest which has largely been c ...
, ''Falsistrellus mackenziei''
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Eastern false pipistrelle, ''Falsistrellus tasmaniensis''
* Genus ''
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, t ...
'' – Asian pipistrelles
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Chocolate pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo affinis''
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Alashanian pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo alaschanicus''
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Arabian pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo arabicus''
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Desert pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo ariel''
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Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo bodenheimeri''
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Cadorna's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo cadornae''
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Long-toothed pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo dolichodon''
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Brown pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo imbricatus''
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Red-brown pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo kitcheneri''
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Socotran pipistrelle or Lanza's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo lanzai''
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Burma pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo lophurus''
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Big-eared pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo macrotis''
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Pungent pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo mordax''
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Mouselike pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo musciculus''
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Peters's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo petersi''
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Chinese pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo pulveratus''
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Savi's pipistrelle
Savi's pipistrelle (''Hypsugo savii'' sometimes classified as ''Pipistrellus savii'') is a species of vesper bat found across North West Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It feeds at night on flying insects. In the summer it ro ...
, ''Hypsugo savii''
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Vordermann's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo vordermanni''
* Genus ''
Laephotis
''Laephotis'' (known as the African long-eared bat) is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Species within this genus are:
* Angolan long-eared bat (''Laephotis angolensis'')
* Botswanan long-eared bat (''Laephotis botswanae'')
* Cape ...
'' – long-eared bats
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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, ''Laeophotis 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''
* Genus ''
Mimetillus
''Mimetillus'' is a genus of Vespertilionidae, vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains two species, both known as mimic bats and found in sub-Saharan Africa.
There are two species in this genus:
* Moloney's mimic bat, ''Mimetillus ...
''
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Moloney's mimic bat
Moloney's mimic bat (''Mimetillus moloneyi'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gh ...
, ''Mimetillus moloneyi''
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Thomas's mimic bat
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, ''Mimetillus thomasi''
* Genus ''
Mirostrellus''
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Joffre's bat, ''Mirostrellus joffrei''
* Genus ''
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 ...
''
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Anchieta's serotine, ''Neoromicia anchietae''
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Kirindy serotine, ''Neoromicia bemainty''
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Yellow serotine, ''Neoromicia flavescens''
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Tiny serotine
The tiny serotine (''Neoromicia guineensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, ...
, ''Neoromicia guineensis''
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Melck's house bat, ''Neoromicia melckorum''
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Somali serotine, ''Neoromicia somalica''
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Zulu serotine, ''Neoromicia zuluensis''
* Genus ''
Nycticeinops''
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Bellier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops bellieri''
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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''
* Genus ''
Nyctophilus
''Nyctophilus'' is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. This genus occurs in the New Guinean- Aus ...
'' – New Guinean and Australian big-eared bats
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Northern long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus arnhemensis''
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Eastern long-eared bat
The eastern long-eared bat, species ''Nyctophilus bifax'', is a small flying mammal, a vespertilionid bat. It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
The first description of the species was published in 1915 by Oldfield T ...
, ''Nyctophilus bifax''
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South-eastern long-eared bat, ''
Nyctophilus corbeni''
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Pallid long-eared bat, ''
Nyctophilus daedalus''
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Lesser long-eared bat
''Nyctophilus geoffroyi'' is a vespertilionid bat, a flying nocturnal mammal found in Australia, The species is relatively common. They have been referred to as the lesser long-eared bat.
Taxonomy
It is the type species of genus ''Nyctophilus' ...
, ''Nyctophilus geoffroyi''
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Gould's long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus gouldi''
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Sunda long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus heran''
** †
Lord Howe long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus howensis''
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Holt's long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus holtorum''
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Small-toothed long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus microdon''
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New Guinea long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus microtis''
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New Caledonian long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus nebulosus''
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Greater long-eared bat
The south-eastern long-eared bat or Corben's long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus corbeni''), is a species of bat found in Australia. It occurs in the woodlands of the Murray Darling BasinTurbill, C. and Ellis, M. (2006). Distribution and abundance o ...
, ''Nyctophilus timoriensis''
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Western long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus major''
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Tasmanian long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus sherrini''
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Mt. Missim long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus shirleyae''
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Pygmy long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus walkeri''
* Genus ''
Pharotis''
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New Guinea big-eared bat
The New Guinea big-eared bat or Papuan big-eared bat, (''Pharotis imogene''), is a vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss. It is the only known member of the genus ''Pha ...
, ''Pharotis imogene''
* Genus ''
Philetor''
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Rohu's bat, ''Philetor brachypterus''
* Genus ''
Pseudoromicia
''Pseudoromicia'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. All species in this genus are native to sub-Saharan Africa.
It contains the following species:
* Dark-brown serotine, ''Pseudoromicia brunnea''
* Isabelline serotine, ' ...
''
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Dark-brown serotine
The dark-brown serotine (''Pseudoromicia brunnea'') is a species of vesper bat found in Central and West Africa.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1880 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.
He described the species ba ...
, ''Pseudoromicia brunnea''
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Isabelline serotine Isabelline may refer to:
*Isabelline style, or ''Isabelline'', a late medieval architectural style developed under the reign of Isabella I of Castile
*Isabelline (colour), a pale grey-yellowish or parchment colour—an ''off-white'' colour often us ...
, ''Pseudoromicia isabella''
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Kityo's serotine, ''Pseudoromicia kityoi''
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Nyanza serotine Nyanza may refer to:
*Nyanza, Rwanda
**Nyanza District, the district surrounding Nyanza, Rwanda
* Nyanza Province, Kenya
*Nyanza Lac, Burundi
*Nyanza, the Bantu word for lake, in particular:
**Lake Albert (Africa) (Albert Nyanza)
**Lake Edward (Edw ...
, ''Pseudoromicia nyanza''
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Rendall's serotine
Rendall's serotine (''Pseudoromicia rendalli'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, ...
, ''Pseudoromicia rendalli''
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Rosevear's serotine
Rosevear's serotine (''Pseudoromicia roseveari'') is a species of vesper bat that lives in Guinea and Liberia. It was described as a new species in 2013. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described in 2013. ...
, ''Pseudoromicia roseveari''
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White-winged serotine
The white-winged serotine (''Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis'') is a species of vesper bat.
It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guin ...
, ''Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis''
* Genus ''
Tylonycteris
The bamboo bats are genus of vesper bats
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 d ...
'' – bamboo bats
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Amber bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris fulvida''
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Malayan bamboo bat
Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia:
Political entities
* British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...
, ''Tylonycteris malayana''
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Lesser bamboo bat
The lesser bamboo bat or lesser flat-headed bat (''Tylonycteris pachypus'') is one of the smallest species of vesper bat, and is native to Southeast Asia.
Description
The bat, the size of a bumble bee, is among the smallest mammals on earth, me ...
, ''Tylonycteris pachypus''
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Pygmy bamboo bat
The pygmy bamboo bat (''Tylonycteris pygmaeus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Southwest China
Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China.
Geography
Southwest Ch ...
, ''Tylonycteris pygmaeus''
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Greater bamboo bat
The greater bamboo bat (''Tylonycteris robustula'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
Thailand ...
, ''Tylonycteris robustula''
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Tonkin bamboo bat
Tonkin, also spelled ''Tongkin'', ''Tonquin'' or ''Tongking'', is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain ''Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, includi ...
, ''Tylonycteris tonkinensis''
* Genus ''
Vespadelus''
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Inland forest bat, ''Vespadelus baverstocki''
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Northern cave bat, ''Vespadelus caurinus''
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Large forest bat
The large forest bat (''Vespadelus darlingtoni'') is a common vesper bat found in southeast Australia, Tasmania, and Lord Howe Island.
Taxonomy
The first description was published by Glover Morrill Allen, G. M. Allen in 1933. The specimen desc ...
, ''Vespadelus darlingtoni''
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Yellow-lipped bat, ''Vespadelus douglasorum''
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Finlayson's cave bat, ''Vespadelus finlaysoni''
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Eastern forest bat, ''Vespadelus pumilus''
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Southern forest bat, ''Vespadelus regulus''
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Troughton's forest bat, ''Vespadelus troughtoni''
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Little forest bat, ''Vespadelus vulturnus''
* Genus ''
Vespertilio
''Vespertilio'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. The common name for this family is vesper bats, which is a better-known classification than ''Vespertilio''. They are also known as frosted bats.
Species within the genus ''Vespe ...
'' – frosted bats
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Parti-coloured bat
The parti-coloured bat or rearmouse (''Vespertilio murinus'') is a species of vesper bat that lives in temperate Eurasia, from Western and Southern Europe, eastwards over the Caucasus and Iran into Mongolia, north-east China, Korea, Afghanistan a ...
, ''Vespertilio murinus''
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Asian parti-colored bat, ''Vespertilio sinensis''
References
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Mammal tribes
Vesper bats
Taxa named by John Edward Gray