Subfamily Vespertilionae Kurten and Anderson 1980 (vesper bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Full reference: B. Kurten and E. Anderson. 1980. Pleistocene mammals of North America 1-442

Parent taxon: Vespertilionidae according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980

Sister taxa: Ancenycteris, Antrozous, Anzanycteris, Barbastella, Chadronycteris, Corynorhinus, Eptesicus, Hanakia, Hypsugo, Ia, Karstala, Kerivoulinae, Khonsunycteris, Lasionycteris, Lasiurus, Miniopterus, Miomyotis, Miostrellus, Murina, Myotinae, Myotis, Noctilioninia, Nyctalus, Nycticeius, Nyctophylinae, Oligomyotis, Paleptesicus, Phyllostomina, Pipistrellus, Plionycteris, Potamonycteris, Pteropina, Rhinolophina, Rhogeessa, Scotomanes, Scotophilus, Shanwangia, Simonycteris, Stehlinia, Suaptenos, Synemporion, Tylonycteris, Vespertilio, Vespertilionina, Vespertilioninae

Subtaxa: Dasypterus Histiotus Plecotus

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Ecology: volant omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Austria (1 collection), Belgium (1), Brazil (1), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), Greece (1), Hungary (3), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Romania (1), Spain (2), United States (14: Florida, Maryland, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia)

• Blancan of United States (1: Arizona)

• Pliocene of Hungary (2), Poland (2), Spain (1)

• Miocene of Austria (1), China (3)

Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence

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