Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae.[1] The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ptetikos 'able to fly' or petomai 'house flier', although this is not certain.[2]
| Eptesicus | |
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| Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssoni) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Eptesicini |
| Genus: | Eptesicus Rafinesque, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Eptesicus melanops Rafinesque, 1820
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Species
editTraditional
editThe following species have traditionally been placed in Eptesicus[3]
- Anatolian serotine (Eptesicus anatolicus)
- Little black serotine (Eptesicus andinus)
- Bobrinski's serotine (Eptesicus bobrinskoi)
- Botta's serotine (Eptesicus bottae)
- Brazilian brown bat (Eptesicus brasiliensis)
- Chiriquinan serotine (Eptesicus chiriquinus)
- Diminutive serotine (Eptesicus diminutus)
- Horn-skinned bat (Eptesicus floweri)
- Argentine brown bat (Eptesicus furinalis)
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Gobi big brown bat (Eptesicus gobiensis)
- Guadeloupe big brown bat (Eptesicus guadeloupensis)
- Long-tailed house bat (Eptesicus hottentotus)
- Harmless serotine (Eptesicus innoxius)
- Meridional serotine (Eptesicus isabellinus)
- Japanese short-tailed bat (Eptesicus japonensis)
- Kobayashi's bat (Eptesicus kobayashii)
- Langer's serotine (Eptesicus langeri)
- Eptesicus lobatus[4]
- Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii)
- Ognev's serotine (Eptesicus ognevi)
- Orinoco serotine (Eptesicus orinocensis)
- Oriental serotine (Eptesicus pachyomus)
- Thick-eared bat (Eptesicus pachyotis)
- Lagos serotine (Eptesicus platyops)
- Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus)
- Taddei's serotine (Eptesicus taddeii)
- Sombre bat (Eptesicus tatei)
- Ulapes serotine (Eptesicus ulapesensis)
2023 proposed revision
editA 2023 study noted divisions within Eptesicus when considering physical characteristics, genetics, echolocation characteristics, and divergence timing, with the authors concluding that Eptesicus should be split into three genera. They described a new genus, Neoeptesicus, and elevated the subgenus Cnephaeus to genus rank.[5]
The Old World Eptesicus species were moved to Cnephaeus:
- Cnephaeus anatolicus
- Cnephaeus bottae
- Cnephaeus floweri
- Cnephaeus gobiensis
- Cnephaeus hottentotus
- Cnephaeus isabellinus
- Cnephaeus japonensis
- Cnephaeus kobayashii
- Cnephaeus nilssonii
- Cnephaeus ognevi
- Cnephaeus pachyomus
- Cnephaeus pachyotis
- Cnephaeus platyops
- Cnephaeus serotinus
- Cnephaeus tatei
The Neotropical species were placed in Neoptesicus:
- Neoeptesicus andinus
- Neoeptesicus brasiliensis
- Neoeptesicus chiriquinus
- Neoeptesicus diminutus
- Neoeptesicus furinalis
- Neoeptesicus innoxius
- Neoeptesicus langeri
- Neoeptesicus orinocensis
- Neoeptesicus taddeii
- Neoeptesicus ulapesensis
These revisions left only two species in Eptesicus:
- Eptesicus fuscus
- Eptesicus guadeloupensis
References
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- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Schwartz, Charles Walsh; Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder (2001). The Wild Mammals of Missouri. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780826213863.
- ^ Acosta Salvatierra, Luis Hernán; Poma-Urey, José Luis; Ossa-López, Paula A; Rivera-Páez, Fredy A; Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E (2021-09-19). "A new species of Eptesicus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), from the sub-Andean Forest of Santa Cruz, Bolivia". Therya. 12 (3): 391–409. doi:10.12933/therya-21-1119. ISSN 2007-3364.
- ^ Zagorodniuk I. 2009. Morphology of post-calcarial lobe in bats and its variation in Eptesicus “serotinus” (Mammalia). Visnyk Lviv University. Series Biology. 2009. Issue 51.
- ^ Cláudio, Vinícius C.; Novaes, Roberto L.M.; Gardner, Alfred L.; Nogueira, Marcelo R.; Wilson, Don E.; Maldonado, Jesús E.; Oliveira, João A.; Moratelli, Ricardo (2023). "Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus". Zoologia (Curitiba). 40. doi:10.1590/S1984-4689.v40.e22029.
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