Neoromicia

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Neoromicia
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Somali serotine (N. somalica)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Tribe: Vespertilionini
Genus: Neoromicia
Roberts, 1926
Type species
Eptesicus zuluensis
Roberts, 1924
Species

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Neoromicia is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. [1] It contains the following species:

This genus formerly contained many more species, but most of these were reclassified into Afronycteris , Laephotis , or Pseudoromicia . [2] [3]

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<i>Eptesicus</i> Genus of bats

Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ptetikos 'able to fly' or petomai 'house flier', although this is not certain.

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The Malagasy serotine, 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anchieta's serotine</span> Species of bat

Anchieta's serotine, 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 savanna habitats.

The dark-brown serotine is a species of vesper bat found in Central and West Africa.

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<i>Laephotis</i> Genus of bats

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<i>Nycticeinops</i> Genus of bats

Nycticeinops is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species:

<i>Hesperoptenus</i> Genus of bats

Hesperoptenus is a genus of bats within the Vespertilionidae or vesper bat family.

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Eptescini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. This tribe has a cosmopolitan distribution.

<i>Afronycteris</i>

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 before phylogenetic analysis found them to comprise a separate genus.

<i>Pseudoromicia</i> Genus of bats

Pseudoromicia is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. All species in this genus are native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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References

  1. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  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.