Laephotis
| Laephotis | |
|---|---|
| Cape serotine (L. capensis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Vespertilionini |
| Genus: | Laephotis Thomas, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Laephotis wintoni Thomas, 1901 | |
| Species | |
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Laephotis (known as the African long-eared bat) is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Species within this genus are:
- Angolan long-eared bat (Laephotis angolensis)
- Botswanan long-eared bat (Laephotis botswanae)
- Cape serotine (Laephotis capensis)
- East African serotine (Laephotis kirinyaga)
- Isalo serotine (Laephotis malagasyensis)
- Malagasy serotine (Laephotis matroka)
- Namib long-eared bat (Laephotis namibensis)
- Roberts's serotine (Laephotis robertsi)
- Stanley's serotine (Laephotis stanleyi)
- De Winton's long-eared bat (Laephotis wintoni)
Some species in this genus were formerly classified in Neoromicia before phylogenetic analysis placed them in Laephotis.
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