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Vespertilionae

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Vespertilionae was named by Kurten and Anderson (1980). It is extant.

It was assigned to Vespertilionidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Vespertilionae Kurten and Anderson

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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()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
subfamilyVespertilionae
subfamilyVespertilionae

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.

Subfm. Vespertilionae Kurten and Anderson 1980
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G. Dasypterus Reuter 1871
G. Histiotus Gervais 1855
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†Histiotus stocki Stirton 1931
G. Plecotus Geoffroy 1818
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Subg. †Plecotus (Paraplecotus) Rabaeder 1973
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†Plecotus alleganiensis Gidley and Gazin 1933
Plecotus auritus Linnaeus 1758 [common long-eared bat]
Plecotus austriacus Fischer 1829
†Plecotus crassidens Kormos 1930
†Plecotus rafinesquii Lesson 1818
†Plecotus tetralophodon Handley 1955
Plecotus townsendii Cooper 1837 [Townsend's big-eared bat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 11 to the top of the Holocene or 8.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.75 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Plecotus sp. (11798)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Plecotus sp. (37789)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Plecotus sp. (44223 44224)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Aragon) Plecotus sp. (32104)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Plecotus sp. (231339)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Poland Plecotus crassidens (32240)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Simonycteris stocki (19645)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Plecotus crassidens (33396)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Plecotus sp. (35370)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Plecotus sp. (20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Plecotus sp. (35431)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Plecotus crassidens (71662)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Czech Republic Plecotus auritus (35907)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Plecotus sp. (123875 124319)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium Plecotus auritus (34127)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Virginia) Plecotus sp. (20388)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Corynorhinus alleganiensis, Corynorhinus alleganiensis (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (West Virginia) Plecotus sp. (20554 20555)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Plecotus rafinesquii (20289)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Plecotus auritus (35476)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Plecotus auritus (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Niedersachsen) Plecotus auritus (50249)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) Plecotus abeli (50258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Dodecanese) Plecotus austriacus (182809)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Corynorhinus tetralophodon (71345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Histiotus sp. (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Plecotus auritus (101899)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Plecotus sp. (199941)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Plecotus sp. (76059 76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Plecotus townsendii (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Plecotus sp. (93332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Plecotus townsendii (93326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Plecotus sp. (104035)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Plecotus sp. (199942)