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Perimyotini is a
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of
bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). 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 birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
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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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, or American parastrelle 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 ...
'' **
Canyon bat The canyon bat (''Parastrellus hesperus''), also known as the western pipistrelle, or American parastrelle 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 ...
, ''Parastrellus hesperus'' * Genus ''
Perimyotis The tricolored bat (''Perimyotis subflavus'') or American perimyotis 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 ''Pip ...
'' **
Tricolored bat The tricolored bat (''Perimyotis subflavus'') or American perimyotis 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 ''Pip ...
, ''Perimyotis subflavus''


References

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