Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Full reference: N. Czaplewski, G. Morgan, R. Emry and P. Gignac. 2022. Three New Early Middle Eocene Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Elderberry Canyon, Nevada, USA. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 106:1-26

Parent taxon: Vespertilionidae according to N. Czaplewski et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Ancenycteris, Antrozous, Anzanycteris, Barbastella, Chadronycteris, Corynorhinus, Eptesicus, Hanakia, Hypsugo, Ia, Karstala, Kerivoulinae, Khonsunycteris, Lasionycteris, Lasiurus, Miomyotis, Miostrellus, Murina, Myotinae, Myotis, Noctilioninia, Nyctalus, Nycticeius, Nyctophylinae, Oligomyotis, Paleptesicus, Perimyotis, Phyllostomina, Pipistrellus, Plionycteris, Potamonycteris, Pteropina, Rhinolophina, Rhogeessa, Scotomanes, Scotophilus, Shanwangia, Simonycteris, Stehlinia, Suaptenos, Synemporion, Tylonycteris, Vespertilio, Vespertilionae, Vespertilionina, Vespertilioninae

Subtaxa: Sonor handae

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Type: Sonor handae

Ecology: volant omnivore

Distribution: found only at Elderberry Canyon Quarry (Eocene of Nevada)

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