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Chiroptera (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1779Chiroptera Blumenbach
1821Cheiroptera Gray p. 299
1850Chiroptera Bonaparte p. 1
1883Chiroptera Flower p. 185
1889Chiroptera Cope p. 875
1891Chiroptera Flower and Lydekker p. 92
1898Chiroptera Gadow p. 52
1902Chiroptera Hay p. 741
1910Chiroptera Gregory p. 465
1911Chiropteri Jaekel p. 211
1930Chiroptera Hay p. 452
1975Chiroptera McKenna p. 42
1986Chiroptera Hooker p. 241
1988Chiroptera Carroll
1991Chiroptera Nowak
1999Chiroptera Waddell et al. p. cover
2001Chiroptera Madsen et al. p. 610
2001Chiroptera Waddell et al. p. 148
2005Chiroptera Wilson and Reeder
2010Chiroptera Asher and Helgen p. 3 figs. Figure 1
2014Chiroptera Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 578

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Chiroptera Blumenbach 1779 [bat]
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Fm. †Aegyptonycteridae Simmons et al. 2016
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G. †Aegyptonycteris Simmons et al. 2016
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†Aegyptonycteris knightae Simmons et al. 2016
Subor. Animalivora Gill 1872
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Invalid names: Phyllostomoidae [empty]
G. †Archaeopteropus Meschinelli 1903
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†Archaeopteropus transiens Meschinelli 1903
G. †Australonycteris Hand et al. 1994
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†Australonycteris clarkae Hand et al. 1994
Subor. Frugivora Gill 1872
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Invalid names: Pteropidae Gray 1821 [empty]
Fm. †Icaronycteridae Jepsen 1966
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G. †Icaronycteris Jepsen 1966
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†Icaronycteris gunnelli Rietbergen et al. 2023
†Icaronycteris index Jepsen 1966
†Icaronycteris menui Russell et al. 1973
†Icaronycteris sigei Smith et al. 2007
Unr. Microchiropteramorpha Simmons and Geisler 1998
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Fm. †Archaeonycteridae Revilliod 1917
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G. †Archaeonycteris Revilliod 1917
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†Archaeonycteris brailloni Russell et al. 1973
†Archaeonycteris praecursor Tabuce et al. 2009
†Archaeonycteris relicta Harrison and Hooker 2010
†Archaeonycteris storchi Smith et al. 2007
G. †Cecilionycteris Heller 1935
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†Cecilionycteris prisca Heller 1935
G. †Matthesia Smith and Storch 1981
G. †Palaeochiropteryx Revilliod 1917
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†Palaeochiropteryx spiegeli Revilliod 1917
†Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon Revilliod 1917
G. †Protonycteris Smith et al. 2007
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†Protonycteris gunnelli Smith et al. 2007
Fm. †Hassianycterididae Habersetzer and Storch 1987
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G. †Cambaya Bajpai et al. 2005
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†Cambaya complexus Bajpai et al. 2005
G. †Hassianycteris Smith and Storch 1981
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†Hassianycteris kumari Smith et al. 2007
G. †Jaegeria Bajpai et al. 2005
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†Jaegeria cambayensis Bajpai et al. 2005
Subor. Microchiroptera Dobson 1875
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G. †Afropterus Lavocat 1961
Invalid names: Icaronycteroidea [empty]
Fm. †Palaeochiropterygidae Revilliod 1917
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G. †Anatolianycteris Jones et al. 2018
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†Anatolianycteris insularis Jones et al. 2018
G. †Lapichiropteryx Tong 1997
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†Lapichiropteryx xiei Tong 1997
G. †Microchiropteryx Smith et al. 2007
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†Microchiropteryx folieae Smith et al. 2007
G. †Mixopteryx Weithofer 1887
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†Mixopteryx dubia Weithofer 1887
†Mixopteryx weithoferi Maître 2008
Fm. †Nycterididae Vanderhoevan 1855
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G. †Chibanycteris Sigé et al. 1994
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†Chibanycteris herberti Sigé et al. 1994
Fm. †Onychonycteridae Simmons et al. 2008
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G. †Onychonycteris Simmons et al. 2008
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†Onychonycteris finneyi Simmons et al. 2008
Fm. †Philisidae Sigé 1985
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G. †Dizzya Sige 1991
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†Dizzya exsultans Sige 1991
G. †Philisis Sigé 1985
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†Philisis sevketi Sigé et al. 1994
†Philisis sphingis Sigé 1985
G. †Scotophilisis HoráČek, et al. 2006
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†Scotophilisis libycus HoráČek, et al. 2006
G. †Vampyravus Schlosser 1910
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†Vampyravus orientalis Schlosser 1910
Invalid names: Provampyrus Schlosser 1911 [objective synonym]
G. †Witwatia Gunnell et al. 2008
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†Witwatia eremicus Gunnell et al. 2008
†Witwatia schlosseri Gunnell et al. 2008
†Witwatia sigei Ravel et al. 2012
G. †Samonycteris Revilliod 1917
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†Samonycteris majori Revilliod 1917
Fm. †Tanzanycterididae Gunnell et al. 2003
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G. †Tanzanycteris Gunnell et al. 2003
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†Tanzanycteris mannardi Gunnell et al. 2003
G. †Vielasia Hand et al. 2023
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†Vielasia sigei Hand et al. 2023
Subor. Yangochiroptera Koopman 1984
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Fm. Emballonuridae Dobson 1875 [sac-winged bat]
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G. Balantiopteryx Peters 1867 [sac-winged bat]
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Balantiopteryx io Thomas 1904 [Thomas's sac-winged bat]
G. †Dhofarella Sigé et al. 1994
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†Dhofarella sigei Gunnell et al. 2008
†Dhofarella thaleri Sigé et al. 1994
G. Diclidurus Wied-Neuwied 1819 [ghost bat]
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Diclidurus virgo Thomas 1903
G. †Eppsinycteris Hooker 1996
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†Eppsinycteris anglica Cooper 1932
G. †Pseudovespertiliavus Ravel et al. 2016
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†Pseudovespertiliavus parva Ravel et al. 2016
G. Rhynchonycteris Peters 1867 [proboscis bat]
G. Saccolaimus Temminck 1838
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†Saccolaimus kenyensis Gunnell and Manthi 2018
G. Saccopteryx Illiger 1811
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Saccopteryx bilineata Temminck 1838
G. †Tachypteron Storch et al. 2002
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†Tachypteron franzeni Storch et al. 2002
G. Taphozous Geoffroy 1818
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†Taphozous incognita Butler and Hopwood 1957
Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar 1830
G. †Vespertiliavus Schlosser 1877
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†Vespertiliavus aenigma Ravel et al. 2016
†Vespertiliavus gracilis Revilliod 1920
†Vespertiliavus kasserinensis Ravel et al. 2016
†Vespertiliavus lapradei Sudre et al. 1990
Fm. Nycteridae [slit-faced bat]
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G. †Khoufechia Ravel et al. 2016
G. Nycteris Geoffroy 1803
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Nycteris arge Thomas 1903 [Batess slit-faced bat]
Nycteris grandis Peters 1865
Nycteris hispidus Schreber 1775
Nycteris javanica Geoffroy 1813 [Javan slit-faced bat]
Nycteris thebaica Saint-Hilaire 1818 [Egyptian slit-faced bat]
Fm. Mormoopidae Saussure 1860 [ghost-faced bat]
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G. †Koopmanycteris Morgan et al. 2019
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†Koopmanycteris palaeomormoops Morgan et al. 2019
G. Pteronotus Gray 1838 [mustached bat]
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Pteronotus personatus Wagner 1843 [Wagners mustached bat]
†Pteronotus pristinus Silva-Taboada 1974
Invalid names: Chilonycteris Gray 1839 [synonym]
Fm. Myzopodidae Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1878 [sucker-footed bat]
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G. Myzopoda Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1878
Superfm. Noctilionoidea Gray 1821
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Fm. Furipteridae [smoky bat]
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G. Furipterus Bonaparte 1837 [thumbless bat]
Fm. Mystacinidae Dobson 1875 [New Zealand short-tailed bat]
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G. Mystacina Gray 1843
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†Mystacina miocenalis Hand et al. 2015
Mystacina robusta Dwyer 1962
G. †Vulcanops Hand et al. 2018
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†Vulcanops jennyworthyae Hand et al. 2018
Fm. Noctilionidae Gray 1821 [bulldog bat]
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G. Noctilio Linnaeus 1766 [bulldog bat]
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Subg. Noctilio (Dirias) Miller 1906
Noctilio albiventris Desmarest 1818
†Noctilio lacrimaelunaris Czaplewski 1996
Noctilio leporinus Linnaeus 1758 [greater bulldog bat]
Fm. Phyllostomidae Gray 1825 [leaf-nosed bat]
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Subfm. Carolliinae Miller 1924
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G. Carollia Gray 1838 [short-tailed fruit bat]
Subfm. Desmodontinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. Desmodus Wied-Neuwied 1826 [vampire bat]
G. Lophostoma d'Orbigny 1836 [round-eared bat]
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Lophostoma silvicolum d'Orbigny 1836
G. Macrophyllum Gray 1838 [Long-legged bat]
G. Micronycteris Gray 1866 [big-eared bat]
G. Mimon Gray 1838
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Mimon bennettii Gray 1838 [Mimon bennettii]
G. Phylloderma Peters 1865
Subfm. Phyllostominae Gray 1825
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G. Chrotopterus Peters 1865 [big-eared woolly bat]
G. Phyllostomus Lacépède 1799 [spear-nosed bat]
G. Tonatia Gray 1827
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G. Platyrrhinus Saussure 1860 [broad-nosed bat]
G. Sturnira Gray 1842 [yellow-shouldered bat]
G. Trachops Gray 1847
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Trachops cirrhosus Spix 1823 [fringe-lipped bat]
G. Uroderma Peters 1865
Invalid names: Lonchophyllinae Griffiths 1982 [empty], Phyllostomatidae Savage 1951 [synonym]
Fm. Thyropteridae [disk-winged bat]
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G. Thyroptera Spix 1823
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Thyroptera robusta Czaplewski 1997
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G. †Chambinycteris Ravel et al. 2016
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†Chambinycteris pusilli Ravel et al. 2016
G. †Drakonycteris Ravel et al. 2016
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†Drakonycteris glibzegdouensis Ravel et al. 2016
Fm. Molossidae Gervais 1856 [free-tailed bat]
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G. †Cuvierimops Legendre and Sigé 1983
G. Eumops Miller 1906 [mastiff bat]
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Eumops glaucinus Wagner 1843 [Wagner's bonneted bat]
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Invalid names: Molossides floridanus Allen 1932 [synonym]
Eumops perotis Schinz 1821 [western mastiff bat]
Eumops underwoodi Goodwin 1940
Invalid names: Molossides Allen 1932 [synonym]
Subfm. Molossinae Gervais 1855
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G. †Kiotomops Takai et al. 1991
G. Molossops Peters 1865 [Dog-faced bats]
G. Molossus Geoffroy 1805
G. Promops Gervais 1855 [Dome-palate mastiff bats]
G. Mormopterus Peters 1865
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Subg. †Mormopterus (Hydromops) Legendre 1984
†Mormopterus barrancae Czaplewski 2010
Mormopterus colombiensis Czaplewski 1997
G. Nyctinomus Geoffroy 1818
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†Nyctinomus helveticus Revilliod 1920
†Nyctinomus stehlini Revilliod 1920
G. †Potamops Czaplewski 1997
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†Potamops mascahehenes Czaplewski 1997
G. †Rhizomops Legendre 1984
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†Rhizomops mengraii Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Subfm. Tadaridinae Legendre 1984
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G. Mops Lesson 1842 [greater mastiff bat]
G. Nyctinomops Miller 1902 [free-tailed bat]
G. Tadarida Rafinesque 1814
G. †Wallia Storer 1984
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†Wallia scalopidens Storer 1984
Fm. Natalidae Gray 1866 [funnel-eared bat]
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G. †Ageina Russell et al. 1973
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†Ageina tobieni Russell et al. 1973
G. †Honrovits Beard et al. 1992
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†Honrovits tsuwape Beard et al. 1992
G. Natalus Gray 1838 [funnel-eared bat]
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Natalus major Miller 1902
Natalus micropus Dobson 1880
G. †Primonatalus Morgan and Czaplewski 2003
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†Primonatalus prattae Morgan and Czaplewski 2003
Fm. Vespertilionidae Gray 1821 [vesper bat]
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G. †Ancenycteris Sutton and Genoways 1974
G. Antrozous Allen 1862 [pallid bat]
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Antrozous pallidus Le Conte 1856 [pallid bat]
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Invalid names: Pizonyx wheeleri Dalquest and Patrick 1989 [synonym]
G. †Anzanycteris White 1969
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†Anzanycteris anzensis White 1969
G. Barbastella Gray 1821
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Barbastella leucomelas Cretzschmar 1826
G. †Chadronycteris Ostrander 1983
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†Chadronycteris rabenae Ostrander 1983
G. †Corynorhinus Allen 1865
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G. Eptesicus Rafinesque 1820 [house bat]
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†Eptesicus aurelianensis Ziegler 1993
†Eptesicus campanensis Baudelot 1970
Eptesicus fuscus Beauvois 1796 [big brown bat]
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Invalid names: Eptesicus grandis Brown 1908 [synonym]
†Eptesicus kowalskii Woloszyn 1987
†Eptesicus mossoczyi Woloszyn 1987
†Eptesicus noctuloides Lartet 1851
†Eptesicus praeglacialis Kormos 1930
G. †Hanakia Horáček 2001
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†Hanakia agadjaniani Rosina and Rummel 2012
G. Hypsugo Kolenati 1856
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Hypsugo lanzai Benda 2011 [Socotran pipistrelle]
G. †Ia Thomas 1902
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†Ia lamna Mein and Ginsburg 1997
G. †Karstala Czaplewski and Morgan 2001
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†Karstala silva Czaplewski and Morgan 2001
Subfm. Kerivoulinae Miller 1907
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G. †Chamtwaria Butler 1984
G. †Khonsunycteris Gunnell et al. 2008
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†Khonsunycteris aegypticus Gunnell et al. 2008
G. Lasionycteris Peters 1865
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Lasionycteris noctivagans Le Conte 1831 [silver-haired bat]
G. Lasiurus Gray 1831 [hairy-tailed bat]
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†Lasiurus borealis Muller 1776
†Lasiurus cinereus Palisot de Beauvois 1796
†Lasiurus fossilis Hibbard 1950
†Lasiurus golliheri Hibbard 1960
Lasiurus intermedius Allen 1862 [northern yellow bat]
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Invalid names: Dasypterus floridanus Miller 1902 [synonym]
Lasiurus seminolus Rhoads 1895
G. Miniopterus Bonaparte 1837 [bend-winged bat]
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†Miniopterus approximatus Woloszyn 1987
†Miniopterus fossilis Zapfe 1950
†Miniopterus tao Woloszyn 1986
G. †Miomyotis Lawrence 1943
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†Miomyotis floridanus Lawrence 1943
G. †Miostrellus Rachl 1983
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G. Murina Gray 1842
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Murina suilla Temminck 1840
G. Myotis Kaup 1829
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†Myotis antiquus Gaillard 1899
†Myotis austroriparius Rhoads 1897
†Myotis baranensis Kormos 1934
Myotis bechsteini Leisler 1818
†Myotis belgicus Gunnell et al. 2017
Myotis blythi Tomes 1857 [lesser mouse-eared bat]
†Myotis boyeri Mein 1965
Myotis brandtii Eversmann 1845 [Brandts myotis]
†Myotis californicus Audubon and Bachman 1842
†Myotis danutae Kowalski 1956
Myotis dasycneme Boie 1825
Myotis davidii Peters 1869 [Davids myotis]
†Myotis elegans Baudelot 1972
Myotis emarginatus Geoffroy 1806
†Myotis estramosensis Topál 1983
†Myotis evotis Allen 1864
†Myotis exilis Heller 1936
†Myotis grisecens Howell 1909
Myotis grisescens Howell 1909 [gray bat]
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Invalid names: Myotis insignis Heller 1936 [replaced]
Myotis ikonnikovi Ognev 1912 [Ikonnikov's bat]
†Myotis janossyi Topál 1983
†Myotis keenii Merriam 1895
†Myotis leibii Audubon and Bachman 1842
†Myotis lucifugus Le Conte 1831
†Myotis mangamolaris Choate and Hall 1967
†Myotis murinoides Trouessart 1904
Myotis myotis Borkhausen 1797 [greater mouse-eared bat]
Myotis mystacinus Leisler 1819
Myotis nattereri Kuhl 1818
Myotis oxygnathus Monticelli 1885
†Myotis paradaubentoni Topál 1983
†Myotis rectidens Choate and Hall 1967
†Myotis salodorensis Revilliod 1922
†Myotis sanctialbani Viret 1951
Myotis septentrionalis Trouessart 1897
Myotis siligorensis Horsfield 1855 [Himalayan whiskered bat]
†Myotis sodalis Miller and Allen 1928
†Myotis thysanodes Miller 1897
Myotis velifer Allen 1890 [cave myotis]
†Myotis volans Allen 1866
†Myotis yumanensis Allen 1864
Invalid names: Pizonyx Miller 1906 [synonym]
Tr. Noctilioninia Gray 1825
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G. Dysopes Illiger 1811
G. Nyctalus Bowdich 1925
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Nyctalus noctula Schreber 1774
G. Nycticeius Rafinesque 1819
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Nycticeius humeralis Rafinesque 1818 [evening bat]
G. †Oligomyotis Galbreath 1962
G. †Paleptesicus Zapfe 1970
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†Paleptesicus priscus Zapfe 1950
Tr. Phyllostomina Gray 1825
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G. Diphylla Spix 1823
G. Medateus Gray 1825
G. Vampyrus Spix 1823
G. Pipistrellus Kaup 1829 [pipistrelle bat]
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Pipistrellus hesperus Allen 1864 [western pipistrelle]
Pipistrellus kuhlii Natterer 1819 [Kuhl's pipistrelle]
Pipistrellus nathusii Keyserling and Blasius 1839
Pipistrellus savii Bonaparte 1837
Pipistrellus subflavus Cuvier 1832 [eastern pipistrelle bat]
Pipistrellus tenuis Temminck 1840 [least pipistrelle]
Invalid names: Vesperugo Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Plionycteris Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
G. †Potamonycteris Czaplewski 1991
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†Potamonycteris biperforatus Czaplewski 1991
Tr. Pteropina Gray 1825
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G. Cynopterus Cuvier 1824
G. Harpyia Illiger 1811
G. Macroglossus Cuvier 1824
Tr. Rhinolophina Gray 1825
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G. Nyctophilus Leach 1821
G. Rhogeessa Allen 1866 [lesser yellow bat]
G. Scotomanes Dobson 1875 [harlequin bat]
G. Scotophilus Leach 1821
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Scotophilus nux Thomas 1904
Scotophilus viridis Peters 1852
G. †Shanwangia Yang 1977
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G. †Simonycteris Stirton 1931
G. †Stehlinia Revilliod 1919
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†Stehlinia bonisi Sigé 1990
†Stehlinia gracilis Revilliod 1919
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Invalid names: Nycterobius gracilis Revilliod 1922 [objective synonym], Pseudorhinolophus egerkingensis Revilliod 1922 [synonym]
Invalid names: Nycterobius Revilliod 1922 [objective synonym], Paleunycteris Revilliod 1919 [synonym], Revilliodia Simpson 1945 [objective synonym]
G. †Suaptenos Lawrence 1943
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†Suaptenos whitei Lawrence 1943
G. †Synemporion Ziegler et al. 2016
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†Synemporion keana Ziegler et al. 2016
G. Tylonycteris Peters 1872 [bamboo bat]
G. Vespertilio Linnaeus 1758
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Vespertilio majori Kormos 1934
Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Vespertilio discolor Wagner 1843 [synonym]
Vespertilio nilssoni Keyserling and Blasius 1839
Vespertilio serotinus Schreber 1774
Subfm. Vespertilionae Kurten and Anderson 1980
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G. Dasypterus Reuter 1871
G. Histiotus Gervais 1855
G. Plecotus Geoffroy 1818
Tr. Vespertilionina Gray 1825
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G. Proboscidea Spix 1823
Invalid names: Myotinae Tate 1942 [empty], Nyctophylinae [empty], Vespertilioninae Gray 1821 [empty]
Subor. Yinpterochiroptera Koopman 1984
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Fm. Pteropodidae Gray 1821 [fruit bat]
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G. Eidolon Rafinesque 1815
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Eidolon helvum Kerr 1792
G. Notopteris Gray 1859
G. Nyctimene Borkhausen 1797
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Nyctimene major Dobson 1877
Invalid names: Cephalotes Geoffroy 1810 [objective synonym]
G. Pteropus Brisson 1762 [flying fox]
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Pteropus alecto Temminck 1837 [Black flying fox]
Pteropus cagayanus Mearns 1905
Pteropus giganteus Brünnich 1782
Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck 1853
Pteropus intermedius Andersen 1908 [Andersen's flying fox]
Pteropus lanensis Mearns 1905
Pteropus lylei Andersen 1908 [Lyles flying fox]
Pteropus mariannus Desmarest 1822 [Marianas flying fox]
Pteropus melanotus Blyth 1863 [Black-eared flying fox]
Pteropus niger Kerr 1792 [Mauritian flying fox]
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck 1825
Pteropus vampyrus Linnaeus 1758 [large flying fox]
G. Rousettus Gray 1821 [rousette]
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Subg. Rousettus (Rousettus) Gray 1821
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Rousettus (Rousettus) aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 [Egyptian rousette]
Rousettus (Rousettus) amplexicaudatus Geoffroy 1810 [Geoffroys rousette]
Rousettus (Rousettus) leschenaultii Desmarest 1820 [Leschenault's rousette]
†Rousettus pattersoni Gunnell and Manthi 2018
G. †Turkanycteris Gunnell and Manthi 2018
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†Turkanycteris harrisi Gunnell and Manthi 2018
Invalid names: Propottininae Butler 1984 [empty]
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Fm. Hipposideridae Lydekker 1891 [leaf-nosed bat]
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G. Anthops Thomas 1888
G. Aselliscus Tate 1941
Tr. †Hipposiderini Lydekker 1891
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G. Asellia Gray 1838
G. Hipposideros Gray 1831 [roundleaf bat]
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Subg. †Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) Schlosser 1877
Hipposideros caffer Thomas 1915
†Hipposideros collongensis Dépèret 1892
†Hipposideros conquensis Sevilla 1990
†Hipposideros felix Mein and Ginsburg 1997
†Hipposideros minor Sevilla 1990
†Hipposideros morloti Pictet 1855
†Hipposideros omani Sigé et al. 1994
†Hipposideros schlosseri Revilliod 1917
G. †Miophyllorhina Hand 1997
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G. †Palaeophyllophora Revilliod 1917
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†Palaeophyllophora oltina Delfortrie 1872
†Palaeophyllophora quercyi Revilliod 1917
†Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis Ravel et al. 2016
G. †Palaeophyllopora Revilliod 1922
G. †Paraphyllophora Revilliod 1922
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†Paraphyllophora robusta Revilliod 1922
Tr. Rhinonycterini Gray 1866
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Subtr. †Coelopina Tate 1941
Subtr. Rhinonycterina Gray 1866
G. †Riversleigha Hand 1998
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G. Triaenops Dobson 1871 [trident bat]
G. †Vaylatsia Sige 1990
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†Vaylatsia prisca Revilliod 1920
Fm. Megadermatidae Allen 1864 [false vampire]
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G. Cardioderma Peters 1873 [Heart-nosed bat]
G. Lavia Gray 1838
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Lavia frons Geoffroy 1810
G. Macroderma Miller
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†Macroderma koppa Dawson and Augee 1988
G. Megaderma Geoffroy 1810
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†Megaderma brailloni Sigé 1968
†Megaderma franconica Ziegler 1993
†Megaderma lopezae Sevilla 1990
†Megaderma lugdunensis Depéret 1892
Megaderma spasma Linnaeus 1758 [lesser false vampire bat]
†Megaderma vireti Mein 1965
G. †Saharaderma Gunnell et al. 2008
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†Saharaderma pseudovampyrus Gunnell et al. 2008
Fm. †Necromantidae Sigé 2011
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G. †Necromantis Weithofer 1887
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†Necromantis fragmentum Ravel et al. 2016
Fm. Rhinolophidae Gray 1825 [horseshoe bat]
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G. †Palaeonycteris Pomel 1854
G. Rhinolophus Lacépède 1799
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†Rhinolophus blasii Peters 1867
Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar 1828 [Geoffroy's horseshoe bat]
†Rhinolophus contrarius Mein and Pickford 2003
†Rhinolophus csakvarensis Kretzoi 1951
†Rhinolophus dehmi Ziegler 1993
†Rhinolophus delphinensis Gaillard 1899
†Rhinolophus estramontis Topál 1979
†Rhinolophus euryale Blasius 1853
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 [greater horseshoe bat]
†Rhinolophus grivensis Depéret 1892
†Rhinolophus hanaki Woloszyn 1987
Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein 1800
†Rhinolophus kowalskii Topál 1979
†Rhinolophus lemanensis Revilloid 1920
†Rhinolophus macrorhinus Topál 1963
†Rhinolophus priscus Revilliod 1920
†Rhinolophus pumilio Revilliod 1920
Rhinolophus rouxii Temminck 1835 [Rufous horseshoe bat]
†Rhinolophus wenzensis Woloszyn 1987
†Rhinolophus yongyuthi Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Fm. †Rhinonycteridae Gray 1866
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G. †Xenorhinos Hand 1998
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†Xenorhinos bhatnagari Hand et al. 2023
†Xenorhinos halli Hand 1998
Fm. Rhinopomatidae [mouse-tailed bat]
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G. †Qarunycteris Gunnell et al. 2008
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†Qarunycteris moerisae Gunnell et al. 2008
G. Rhinopoma Geoffroy 1818
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Rhinopoma cystops Thomas 1903 [Egyptian mouse-tailed bat]
Rhinopoma microphyllum Brünnich 1782
Invalid names: Craseonycteridae [empty]
Invalid names: Eochiroptera Van Valen 1979 [empty], Fructivorae Gray 1821 [empty], Insectivorae Gray 1821 [empty], Megachiroptera Dobson 1875 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available