''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 famili ...

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: * Bellier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops bellieri'' *

Broad-headed serotine The broad-headed serotine (''Nycticeinops crassulus''), formerly known as the broad-headed pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the C ...

, ''Nycticeinops crassulus'' *

Eisentraut's serotine Eisentraut's serotine (''Nycticeinops eisentrauti''), formerly known as Eisentraut's pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda ...

, ''Nycticeinops eisentrauti'' * Grandidier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops grandidieri'' * Happolds's serotine, ''Nycticeinops happoldorum'' * Large-headed serotine, ''Nycticeinops macrocephalus'' *

Schlieffen's serotine Schlieffen's serotine (''Nycticeinops schlieffeni''), also known as Schlieffen's bat or Schlieffen's twilight bat, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa. It has been placed in numerous genera since its first description in 1859, but morpholog ...

, ''Nycticeinops schlieffeni'' Formerly, the only species placed in this genus was

(''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 word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the genus has been co ...

'', ''

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, ''Nycticeinops'' was found to contain ''Parahypsugo'', and thus both were synonymized.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q19817045 Nycticeinops Bat genera Taxa named by John Edwards Hill