''Phoniscus'' 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 famili ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Dubious trumpet-eared bat
The dubious trumpet-eared bat (''Phoniscus aerosa'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
It is found only in possibly South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost coun ...
(''Phoniscus aerosa'')
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Groove-toothed bat
The groove-toothed bat (''Phoniscus atrox'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It is an uncommon species that depends on forests for survival, and it is threat ...
(''Phoniscus atrox'')
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Peters's trumpet-eared bat
Peters' trumpet-eared bat (''Phoniscus jagorii'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is native to Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It was named by Peters for Fedor Jagor.Beolens, Watkin ...
(''Phoniscus jagorii'')
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Golden-tipped bat (''Phoniscus papuensis'')
References
Bat genera
Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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