Vespertilionidae Gray 1821

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 451

Vespertilionidae Gray 1821

Vespertilionidae Gray 1821 , London Med. Repos., 15: 299.

Genera: 48 genera with 407 species in 6 subfamilies and 7 tribes:

Subfamily Vespertilioninae Gray 1821

Tribe Eptesicini Volleth and Heller 1994

Genus Arielulus Hill and Harrison 1987 (5 species)

Genus Eptesicus Rafinesque 1820 (23 species with 51 subspecies)

Genus Hesperoptenus Peters 1868 (5 species)

Tribe Lasiurini Tate 1942

Genus Lasiurus Gray 1831 (17 species with 14 subspecies)

Tribe Nycticeiini Gervais 1855

Genus Nycticeinops Hill and Harrison 1987 (1 species)

Genus Nycticeius Rafinesque 1819 (3 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Rhogeessa H. Allen 1866 (10 species)

Genus Scoteanax Troughton 1943 (1 species)

Genus Scotoecus Thomas 1901 (5 species with 4 subspecies)

Genus Scotomanes Dobson 1875 (1 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Scotophilus Leach 1821 (12 species with 20 subspecies)

Genus Scotorepens Troughton 1943 (4 species with 2 subspecies)

Tribe Nyctophilini Peters 1865

Genus Nyctophilus Leach 1821 (11 species with 8 subspecies)

Genus Pharotis Thomas 1914 (1 species)

Tribe Pipistrellini Tate 1942

Genus Glischropus Dobson 1875 (2 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Nyctalus Bowditch 1825 (8 species with 8 subspecies)

Genus Pipistrellus Kaup 1829 (31 species with 46 subspecies)

Genus Scotozous Dobson 1875 (1 species)

Tribe Plecotini Gray 1866

Genus Barbastella Gray 1821 (2 species with 4 subspecies)

Genus Corynorhinus H. Allen 1865 (3 species with 7 subspecies)

Genus Euderma H. Allen 1892 (1 species)

Genus Idionycteris Anthony 1923 (1 species)

Genus Otonycteris Peters 1859 (1 species)

Genus Plecotus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 (8 species with 11 subspecies)

Tribe Vespertilionini Gray 1821

Genus Chalinolobus Peters 1866 (7 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Eudiscopus Conisbee 1953 (1 species)

Genus Falsistrellus Troughton 1943 (5 species)

Genus Glauconycteris Dobson 1875 (12 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Histiotus Gervais 1856 (7 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Hypsugo Kolenati 1856 (18 species with 4 subspecies)

Genus Ia Thomas 1902 (1 species)

Genus Laephotis Thomas 1901 (4 species)

Genus Mimetillus Thomas 1904 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Genus Neoromicia Roberts 1926 (11 species with 23 subspecies)

Genus Philetor Thomas 1902 (1 species)

Genus Tylonycteris Peters 1872 (2 species with 7 subspecies)

Genus Vespadelus Troughton 1943 (9 species)

Genus Vespertilio Linnaeus 1758 (2 species with 7 subspecies)

Subfamily Antrozoinae Miller 1897

Genus Antrozous H. Allen 1862 (1 species with 7 subspecies)

Genus Bauerus Van Gelder 1959 (1 species)

Subfamily Myotinae Tate 1942

Genus Cistugo Thomas 1912 (2 species)

Genus Lasionycteris Peters 1866 (1 species)

Genus Myotis Kaup 1829 (103 species with 137 subspecies)

Subfamily Miniopterinae Dobson 1875

Genus Miniopterus Bonaparte 1837 (19 species with 38 subspecies)

Subfamily Murininae Miller 1907

Genus Harpiocephalus Gray 1842 (2 species with 4 subspecies)

Genus Murina Gray 1842 (17 species with 12 subspecies)

Subfamily Kerivoulinae Miller 1907

Genus Kerivoula Gray 1842 (19 species with 14 subspecies)

Genus Phoniscus Miller 1905 (4 species)

Discussion: Does not include Tomopeatinae; see Barkley (1984), Sudman et al. (1994), Simmons (1998), and Simmons and Geisler (1998). Includes Antrozoinae ; see discussion under that subfamily. For a phylogeny including representatives of most genera, see Volleth and Heller (1994); also see Kawai et al. (2002) on possible relationships of subfamilies.