• Source: List of vespertilionines

Vespertilioninae is one of the four subfamilies of Vespertilionidae, itself one of twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this subfamily is called a vespertilionine, or a vesper bat. They are found in all continents besides Antarctica, primarily in caves, forests, and rocky areas, though some species can also be found in shrublands, grasslands, or deserts. They range in size from the pygmy bamboo bat, at 2 cm (1 in) plus a 2 cm (1 in) tail, to the Schreber's yellow bat, at 13 cm (5 in) plus a 10 cm (4 in) tail. Like all bats, vespertilionines are capable of true and sustained flight, and have wing lengths ranging from 2 cm (1 in) to 7 cm (3 in). They are all insectivorous and eat a variety of insects and spiders, with the exception of the greater noctule bat, which regularly eats small birds. Almost no vespertilionines have population estimates, though seven species—the New Caledonian wattled bat, Guadeloupe big brown bat, Socotran pipistrelle, Rosevear's serotine, Japanese noctule, Madeira pipistrelle, and Genoways's yellow bat—are categorized as endangered species, and five species—the New Zealand long-tailed bat, New Caledonian long-eared bat, New Guinea big-eared bat, Canary long-eared bat, and Sardinian long-eared bat—are categorized as critically endangered with populations as low as 40. Three species—the Lord Howe long-eared bat, Christmas Island pipistrelle, and Sturdee's pipistrelle—have been made extinct since 1500 CE.
The 275 extant species of Vespertilioninae are divided between 45 genera, ranging in size from 1 to 33 species. A few extinct prehistoric vespertilionine species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.




Conventions



Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the vespertilionine's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†". Population figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.




Classification


Vespertilioninae, one of the four subfamilies of the family Vespertilionidae, contains 275 extant species divided into 45 genera, plus 3 species that have been made extinct in the modern era.
Subfamily Vespertilioninae

Genus Antrozous (pallid bat): one species
Genus Arielulus (gilded sprites): four species
Genus Baeodon (yellow bats): two species
Genus Barbastella (barbastelles): four species
Genus Bauerus (Van Gelder's bat): one species
Genus Chalinolobus (wattled bats): seven species
Genus Corynorhinus (American lump-nosed bats): three species
Genus Eptesicus (serotine bats): twenty-six species
Genus Euderma (spotted bat): one species
Genus Falsistrellus (false pipistrelles): two species
Genus Glauconycteris (butterfly bats): twelve species
Genus Glischropus (thick-thumbed bats): three species
Genus Hesperoptenus (false serotines): five species
Genus Histiotus (big-eared brown bats): seven species
Genus Hypsugo (Asian pipistrelles): eighteen species
Genus Ia (great evening bat): one species
Genus Idionycteris (Allen's big-eared bat): one species
Genus Laephotis (African long-eared bats): four species
Genus Lasionycteris (silver-haired bat): one species
Genus Lasiurus (red bats): seventeen species
Genus Mimetillus (Moloney's mimic bat): one species
Genus Neoromicia (serotines): sixteen species
Genus Nyctalus (noctule bats): eight species
Genus Nycticeinops (serotines): one species
Genus Nycticeius (evening bats): three species
Genus Nyctophilus (Australian big-eared bats): seventeen species (one extinct)
Genus Otonycteris (long-eared bats): two species
Genus Parastrellus (canyon bat): one species
Genus Perimyotis (tricolored bat): one species
Genus Pharotis (New Guinea big-eared bat): one species
Genus Philetor (Rohu's bat): one species
Genus Pipistrellus (pipistrelles): thirty-three species (two extinct)
Genus Plecotus (lump-nosed bats): sixteen species
Genus Rhogeessa (yellow bats): eleven species
Genus Rhyneptesicus (Sind bat): one species
Genus Scoteanax (Rüppell's broad-nosed bat): one species
Genus Scotoecus (lesser house bats): five species
Genus Scotomanes (harlequin bat): one species
Genus Scotophilus (Old World yellow bats): eighteen species
Genus Scotorepens (broad-nosed bats): four species
Genus Scotozous (Dormer's bat): one species
Genus Thainycteris (Collared sprite): one species
Genus Tylonycteris (bamboo bats): three species
Genus Vespadelus (forest bats): nine species
Genus Vespertilio (parti-coloured bats): two species




Vespertilionines


The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.




References






Sources

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of vespertilionines
• List of vespertilionids
• Angolan hairy bat
• Japanese long-eared bat
• Thomas's big-eared brown bat