| Scotorepens | |
|---|---|
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| Inland broad-nosed bat (Scotorepens balstoni) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Eptesicini |
| Genus: | Scotorepens Troughton, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| Scoteinus orion Troughton, 1937 | |
Scotorepens is a genus of bats within the Vespertilionidae family. Species within this genus are widely distributed across Australia and to the north at Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
The genus was erected by Ellis Troughton in his 1943 volume on Australian mammals, [1] having previously identified new taxa of "broad-nosed bats". The type species is Scoteinus orion, published by Troughton in 1937. [2] The taxa have been allied to the genus Nycticeius , as given in Troughton's earlier descriptions, but recognised as a genus in other author's arrangements. Scotorepens has been allied to the Vespertilionini tribe of the subfamily Vespertilioninae, or grouped with Nycticeiini in earlier revisions. [3]
The authority Mammal Species of the World (2003), recognised the species and subspecies of the genus, which may be summarised as
The systematics of the genus are suggested to be poorly resolved. An undescribed species somewhat resembling Scotorepens orion , although smaller in size and weight, is designated the "central-eastern broad-nosed bat" pending further investigation. [4] [3]
A genus of moderately small microchiropterans, the face is distinguished the lack of hair on the muzzle or the elaborate nose-leaf structure of other genera. [2]
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 families, specialised in many forms to occupy a range of habitats and ecological circumstances, and it is frequently observed or the subject of research. The facial features of the species are often simple, as they mainly rely on vocally emitted echolocation. The tails of the species are enclosed by the lower flight membranes between the legs. Over 300 species are distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica. It owes its name to the genus Vespertilio, which takes its name from a word for bat, vespertilio, derived from the Latin term vesper meaning 'evening'; they are termed "evening bats" and were once referred to as "evening birds".
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