Arielulus

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Arielulus
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.14899.b dor - Arielulus circumdatus - skin.jpeg
preserved specimen of Arielulus circumdatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Eptesicini
Genus: Arielulus
Hill & Harrison, 1987
Type species
Vespertilio circumdatus
Temminck, 1840
Species

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Arielulus is a genus of vesper bats with the following species: [1]

Genus Arielulus

The collared sprite (T. aureocollaris) and necklace sprite (T. torquatus) in the genus Thainycteris were formerly also classified in Arielulus, but phylogenetic evidence supports them forming a distinct genus. [2] [3]

References

  1. Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-08-10). "Mammal Diversity Database". doi:10.5281/zenodo.5175993.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Guo, Weijian; Yu, Wenhua; Wang, Xiaoyun; Csorba, Gabor; Li, Fang; Li, Yuchun; Wu, Yi (June 2017). "First Record of the Collared Sprite, Thainycteris aureocollaris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from China" . Mammal Study. 42 (2): 97–103. doi:10.3106/041.042.0204. ISSN   1343-4152. S2CID   89727995.
  3. Francis, Charles M.; Borisenko, Alex V.; Ivanova, Natalia V.; Eger, Judith L.; Lim, Burton K.; Guillén-Servent, Antonio; Kruskop, Sergei V.; Mackie, Iain; Hebert, Paul D. N. (2010-09-03). "The Role of DNA Barcodes in Understanding and Conservation of Mammal Diversity in Southeast Asia". PLOS ONE. 5 (9): e12575. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...512575F. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012575 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   2933245 . PMID   20838635.