Scotophilisis HoráČek, et al. 2006 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Philisidae

Full reference: I. HoráČek, , O. Fejfar, and P. Hulva. 2006. A new genus of vespertilionid bat from Early Miocene of Jebel Zelten, Libya, with comments on Scotophilus and early history of vespertilionid bats (Chiroptera). Lynx 37:131-150

Parent taxon: Philisidae according to I. HoráČek, et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Dizzya, Philisis, Vampyravus, Witwatia

Subtaxa: Scotophilisis libycus

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scotophilisis in the database

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