''Pseudoromicia'' 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 ...
. All species in this genus are native to
sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...
.
It contains the following species:
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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 species description, described as a new species in 1880 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.
He descr ...
, ''Pseudoromicia brunnea''
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Isabelline serotine, ''Pseudoromicia isabella''
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Kityo's serotine, ''Pseudoromicia kityoi''
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Mbam Minkom Serotine, ''Pseudoromicia mbamminkom''
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Nyanza serotine, ''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, Mal ...
, ''Pseudoromicia rendalli''
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Rosevear's serotine, ''Pseudoromicia roseveari''
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White-winged serotine, ''Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis''
All species in this genus were previously classified in the 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 ...
'' until a 2020 study found them to form a distinct genus sister to ''
Afronycteris'', and they were thus reclassified in the new genus ''Pseudoromicia''.
References
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Pseudoromicia
Bat genera