Eptesicus | |
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Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssoni) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Tribe: | Eptesicini |
Genus: |
Eptesicus Rafinesque, 1820 |
Type species | |
Eptesicus melanops Rafinesque, 1820
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Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. [1] The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ptetikos 'able to fly' or petomai 'house flier', although this is not certain. [2]
The following species have traditionally been placed in Eptesicus [3]
A 2023 study noted divisions within Eptesicus when considering physical characteristics, genetics, echolocation characteristics, and divergence timing, with the authors concluding that Eptesicus should be split into three genera. They described a new genus, Neoeptesicus, and elevated the subgenus Cnephaeus to genus rank. [5]
The Old World Eptesicus species were moved to Cnephaeus:
The Neotropical species were placed in Neoptesicus:
These revisions left only two species in Eptesicus:
Eptesicus | |
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Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssoni) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Tribe: | Eptesicini |
Genus: |
Eptesicus Rafinesque, 1820 |
Type species | |
Eptesicus melanops Rafinesque, 1820
|
Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. [1] The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ptetikos 'able to fly' or petomai 'house flier', although this is not certain. [2]
The following species have traditionally been placed in Eptesicus [3]
A 2023 study noted divisions within Eptesicus when considering physical characteristics, genetics, echolocation characteristics, and divergence timing, with the authors concluding that Eptesicus should be split into three genera. They described a new genus, Neoeptesicus, and elevated the subgenus Cnephaeus to genus rank. [5]
The Old World Eptesicus species were moved to Cnephaeus:
The Neotropical species were placed in Neoptesicus:
These revisions left only two species in Eptesicus: