Malagasy serotine

Malagasy serotine
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Laephotis
Species:	L. matroka
Binomial name
Laephotis matroka (Thomas & Schwann, 1905)
Malagasy serotine range
Synonyms
Neoromicia matroka

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 . ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Monadjem, A.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H.; Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andriafidison, D.; Hutson, A.M.; Ranivo, J.; Razafimanahaka, J.; Kofoky, A.; Cardiff, S.G.; Goodman, S. & Racey, P.A. (2017). "Neoromicia matroka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T40033A22059795. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T40033A22059795.en .
2. Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-19
3. Monadjem, Ara; Demos, Terrence C; Dalton, Desire L; Webala, Paul W; Musila, Simon; Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C; Patterson, Bruce D (2020-09-10). "A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191 (4): 1114–1146. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087. hdl: 2263/84301 . ISSN   0024-4082.