Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Parent taxon: Vespertilionidae according to N. J. Czaplewski et al. 2002
See also Hay 1902, Kurten 1968, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Rabon et al. 2000 and Sherman 1952
Sister taxa: Ancenycteris, Anzanycteris, Barbastella, Chadronycteris, Corynorhinus, Eptesicus, Hanakia, Ia, Karstala, Kerivoulinae, Khonsunycteris, Lasionycteris, Lasiurus, Miniopterus, Miomyotis, Miostrellus, Murina, Myotinae, Myotis, Noctilioninia, Nyctalus, Nycticeius, Nyctophylinae, Oligomyotis, Paleptesicus, Phyllostomina, Plionycteris, Potamonycteris, Pteropina, Rhinolophina, Rhogeessa, Scotomanes, Scotophilus, Shanwangia, Simonycteris, Stehlinia, Suaptenos, Synemporion, Tylonycteris, Vespertilio, Vespertilionae, Vespertilionina, Vespertilioninae
Subtaxa: Pipistrellus hesperus Pipistrellus kuhlii Pipistrellus nathusii Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrellus savii Pipistrellus subflavus Pipistrellus tenuis
Type: Vespertilio pipistrellus
Ecology: volant omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Austria (1 collection), Bermuda (1), China (1), Greece (1), South Africa (1), Spain (1), United States (24: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Miocene of China (4)
Total: 34 collections including 35 occurrences
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