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Vespertilionini is a
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of
bats 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 ...
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 Ge ...
, it contains many genera found throughout the
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and
Australasia Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...
.


Species

Species in the tribe include: * Genus ''
Afronycteris ''Afronycteris'' is a genus of vesper bat containing two species, both of which are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Its members were previously classified in ''Neoromicia ''Neoromicia'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It ...
'' ** Heller's serotine, ''Afronycteris helios'' ** Banana serotine, ''Afronycteris nanus'' * Genus ''
Cassistrellus The helmeted bats are two species of vesper bat in the genus ''Cassistrellus''. They are found in South and Southeast Asia. The two species in this genus are: * Surat helmeted bat, ''Cassistrellus dimissus'' * Yok Don helmeted bat, ''Cassistre ...
–'' helmeted bats **
Surat helmeted bat The Surat helmeted bat (''Cassistrellus dimissus'') is a species of vesper bat. It ranges from Thailand and Laos west to Nepal. Taxonomy This species was formerly classified in the genus ''Eptesicus'' until phylogenetic analysis found it to b ...
, ''Cassistrellus dimissus'' **
Yok Don helmeted bat ट or YOK may refer to: *Yok weaving technique, see Tstyle dresses *Yok, a Turkish copula, negation of "to be" *YOK or YÖK, an abbreviation for the Commission for Higher Education, Turkey *yok, the ISO 639-3 code for the Yokuts language spoken ...
, ''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 **
Large-eared pied bat The large-eared pied bat (''Chalinolobus dwyeri'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, ...
, ''Chalinolobus dwyeri'' **
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'' **
Chocolate wattled bat The chocolate wattled bat (''Chalinolobus morio'') is a bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia, including the island Tasmania, and widespread in southern regions. It is known to reside from sea level to at least in Vic ...
, ''Chalinolobus morio'' ** New Caledonian wattled bat, ''Chalinolobus neocaledonicus'' **
Hoary wattled bat The hoary wattled bat (''Chalinolobus nigrogriseus'') is a species of vesper bat found in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Two subspecies are currently recognised: * ''C. n. nigrogriseus'' (Gould, 1852) * ''C. n. rogersi'' (Thomas Thoma ...
, ''Chalinolobus nigrogriseus'' **
Little pied bat The little pied bat (''Chalinolobus picatus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in semi-arid woodlands in eastern Australia. Description The little pied bat is the smallest bat of the genus. The coa ...
, ''Chalinolobus picatus'' **
New Zealand long-tailed bat ''Chalinolobus tuberculatus,'' known more commonly as the New Zealand long-tailed bat, the long-tailed wattle bat or pekapeka tou-roa, is a small insectivorous mammal within the genus ''Chalinolobus.'' The long-tailed bat is one of 7 species be ...
or long-tailed wattled bat, ''Chalinolobus tuberculatus'' * Genus ''
Falsistrellus ''Falsistrellus'' is a genus of vespertilionid family of bats, small predatory flying mammals. They are known from Australia. The poorly researched species have been variously placed by authors, and revised again by studies of their distinct char ...
'' – false pipistrelles **
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 cle ...
, ''Falsistrellus mackenziei'' **
Eastern false pipistrelle The eastern false pipistrelle (''Falsistrellus tasmaniensis'') is a vesper bat that occurs in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including the island of Tasmania. Taxonomy A species of genus ''Falsistrellus'', allied to the family Vespertili ...
, ''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, th ...
'' – Asian pipistrelles **
Chocolate pipistrelle The chocolate pipistrelle (''Hypsugo affinis'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Formerly classified in the genus ''Falsistrellus'', phylogenetic evidence supp ...
, ''Hypsugo affinis'' **
Alashanian pipistrelle The Alashanian pipistrelle (''Hypsugo alaschanicus'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, South Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and Russia. It is assessed as least-concern by the IUCN. Taxonomy This species was f ...
, ''Hypsugo alaschanicus'' ** Arabian pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo arabicus'' ** Desert pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo ariel'' ** Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo bodenheimeri'' **
Cadorna's pipistrelle Cadorna's pipistrelle (''Hypsugo cadornae'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country ...
, ''Hypsugo cadornae'' ** Long-toothed pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo dolichodon'' ** Brown pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo imbricatus'' ** Red-brown pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo kitcheneri'' **
Socotran pipistrelle The Socotran pipistrelle or Lanza's pipistrelle (''Hypsugo lanzai'') is an endangered species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to Socotra Island in Yemen, and is the only mammal thought to be endemic to the island. Ta ...
or Lanza's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo lanzai'' ** Burma pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo lophurus'' ** Big-eared pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo macrotis'' ** Pungent pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo mordax'' ** Mouselike pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo musciculus'' ** Peters's pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo petersi'' ** Chinese pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo pulveratus'' **
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'' ** 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 **
Angolan long-eared bat The Angolan long-eared bat (''Laephotis angolensis'') is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in moist savanna in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new ...
, ''Laephotis angolensis'' **
Botswanan long-eared bat The Botswana or Botswanan long-eared bat (''Laephotis botswanae'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in the following countries: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, ...
, ''Laephotis botswanae'' **
Cape serotine The Cape serotine (''Laephotis capensis'') is a species of vesper bat occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. 'Serotine' is from Latin 'serotinus' meaning 'of the evening'. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repub ...
, ''Laeophotis capensis'' ** East African serotine, ''Laephotis kirinyaga'' **
Isalo serotine The Isalo serotine (''Laephotis malagasyensis'') is a vesper bat of Madagascar in the genus ''Laephotis''. It is known only from the vicinity of the Isalo National Park in the southwestern part of the island, where it has been caught in riverine ...
, ''Laephotis malagasyensis'' **
Malagasy serotine The Malagasy serotine (''Laephotis matroka''), is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Madagascar. It was formerly classified in ''Neoromicia'' before phylogenetic analysis found it to belong to ''Laephotis ''Laephotis'' (known as the ...
, ''Laephotis matroka'' **
Namib long-eared bat The Namib long-eared bat (''Laephotis namibensis'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae found in Namibia. It is found in dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ...
, ''Laephotis namibensis'' ** Roberts's serotine, ''Laephotis robertsi'' **
Stanley's serotine ''Laephotis stanleyi'', also called Stanley's serotine, is a species of vesper bat in the genus ''Laephotis''. It is found across southern Africa. The species was formerly known as ''N''. cf. ''melckorum,'' before being named as a species in 2017 ...
, ''Laephotis stanleyi'' **
De Winton's long-eared bat De Winton's long-eared bat (''Laephotis wintoni'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in the following countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, and Tanzania. It is found in these habitats: dry sav ...
, ''Laephotis wintoni'' * Genus ''
Mimetillus ''Mimetillus'' is a genus of 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 moloneyi'' * Th ...
'' **
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, Ghana ...
, ''Mimetillus moloneyi'' ** Thomas's mimic bat, ''Mimetillus thomasi'' * Genus '' Mirostrellus'' ** 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 ...
'' **
Anchieta's serotine Anchieta's serotine (''Neoromicia anchietae''), formerly known as Anchieta's pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. The species inhabits sav ...
, ''Neoromicia anchietae'' **
Kirindy serotine The Kirindy serotine (''Neoromicia bemainty'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It occurs in the central and south-central portions of western Madagascar. As of the most recent IUCN assessment in May 2016, it is of least ...
, ''Neoromicia bemainty'' **
Yellow serotine The yellow serotine (''Neoromicia flavescens'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Malawi, and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical forests and savanna A savanna or savannah is a mix ...
, ''Neoromicia flavescens'' **
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'' **
Melck's house bat Melck's house bat (''Neoromicia melckorum'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. Its natural habitat is savanna A s ...
, ''Neoromicia melckorum'' **
Somali serotine The Somali serotine (''Neoromicia somalica'') 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, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethio ...
, ''Neoromicia somalica'' **
Zulu serotine The Zulu serotine (''Neoromicia zuluensis''), also called the Zulu pipistrelle, aloe bat, or aloe serotine, is a species of vesper bat found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, So ...
, ''Neoromicia zuluensis'' * Genus ''
Nycticeinops ''Nycticeinops'' is a genus of Vespertilionidae, vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species: * Bellier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops bellieri'' * Broad-headed serotine, ''Nycticeinops crassulus'' * Eisentraut's se ...
'' ** 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'' * 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. They are sometimes colloquially called “ ...
'' – New Guinean and Australian big-eared bats ** Northern long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus arnhemensis'' **
Eastern long-eared bat The eastern long-eared bat (''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 Thomas, ...
, ''Nyctophilus bifax'' ** South-eastern long-eared bat, ''
Nyctophilus corbeni 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 of ...
'' ** Pallid long-eared bat, ''
Nyctophilus daedalus ''Nyctophilus daedalus'' is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, a flying mammal endemic to northern Australia. They are also referred to as the pallid long-eared bat or northern long-eared bat. Taxonomy High levels of morphological ...
'' ** Lesser long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus geoffroyi'' ** Gould's long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus gouldi'' ** Sunda long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus heran'' ** † Lord Howe long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus howensis'' ** Holts' long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus holtorum'' ** Small-toothed long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus microdon'' ** New Guinea long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus microtis'' ** New Caledonian long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus nebulosus'' **
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 of ...
, ''Nyctophilus timoriensis'' ** Western long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus major'' ** Tasmanian long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus sherrini'' ** Mt. Missim long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus shirleyae'' ** Pygmy long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus walkeri'' * Genus '' Pharotis'' **
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'' ** 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, '' ...
'' **
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'' ** Isabelline serotine, ''Pseudoromicia isabella'' ** Kityo's serotine, ''Pseudoromicia kityoi'' ** Nyanza serotine, ''Pseudoromicia nyanza'' **
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'' ** Rosevear's serotine, ''Pseudoromicia roseveari'' ** White-winged serotine, ''Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis'' * Genus ''
Tylonycteris The bamboo bats are a genus of Vespertilionidae, vesper bats in the genus ''Tylonycteris''. The name translates as "padded bat", and refers to the presence of hairless fleshy pads on the hands and feet, which the bats use to help them grip onto b ...
'' – bamboo bats ** Amber bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris fulvida'' **
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'' **
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 organisms#Smallest ma ...
, ''Tylonycteris pachypus'' **
Pygmy bamboo bat The pygmy bamboo bat (''Tylonycteris pygmaea'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Southwest China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial admin ...
, ''Tylonycteris pygmaeus'' **
Greater bamboo bat The greater bamboo bat (''Tylonycteris robustula'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It has a wide range within Southern and Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, t ...
, ''Tylonycteris robustula'' **
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, including both the N ...
, ''Tylonycteris tonkinensis'' * Genus ''
Vespadelus ''Vespadelus'' is a genus of Australian bats in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name was first published by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton and Tom Iredale in 1934, but without an adequate description; the type was cited as ''Scotophilus pumilus' ...
'' ** Inland forest bat, ''Vespadelus baverstocki'' ** Northern cave bat, ''Vespadelus caurinus'' **
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 G. M. Allen in 1933. The specimen described was obtained by ...
, ''Vespadelus darlingtoni'' ** Yellow-lipped bat, ''Vespadelus douglasorum'' ** Finlayson's cave bat, ''Vespadelus finlaysoni'' ** Eastern forest bat, ''Vespadelus pumilus'' **
Southern forest bat The southern forest bat (''Vespadelus regulus'') is a vesper bat found in Australia. Taxonomy A species of ''Vespadelus'', of the diverse and common micro-bats, bats assigned as either suborder Yangochiroptera or Microchiroptera. The descript ...
, ''Vespadelus regulus'' ** Troughton's forest bat, ''Vespadelus troughtoni'' **
Little forest bat The little forest bat (''Vespadelus vulturnus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is a tiny bat often weighing less than (males in some areas weigh as ...
, ''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 ''Vesp ...
'' – frosted bats **
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'' ** Asian parti-colored bat, ''Vespertilio sinensis''


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6160768 Mammal tribes Vesper bats Taxa named by John Edward Gray