Vespertilio
| Vespertilio | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Vespertilioninae |
| Genus: | Vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758 |
Vespertilio is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. The common name for this family is vesper bats, which is a better known classification than Vespertilio. Also: frosted bats.
Species within the genus Vespertilio are:
- Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
- Asian parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio sinensis
References
- D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.
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