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Perimyotis

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Perimyotis was named by Menu (1984). It is extant.

It was assigned to Vespertilionidae by Eshelman et al. (2025).

Species
P. subflavus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Perimyotis Menu
2025Perimyotis Eshelman et al. p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusPerimyotisMenu 1984

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.

G. Perimyotis Menu 1984
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Perimyotis subflavus Cuvier 1832 [eastern pipistrelle bat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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: Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Pipistrellus subflavus (20384)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Pipistrellus subflavus (123875 124319 125941)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (West Virginia) Pipistrellus subflavus (79662)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Pipistrellus subflavus (20289)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (West Virginia) Pipistrellus subflavus (20554 20555)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Pipistrellus subflavus (93332 124199)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pipistrellus subflavus (154805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pipistrellus subflavus (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) P. subflavus (104758) Pipistrellus subflavus (82258 103991 104697 124089)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Pipistrellus subflavus (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Pipistrellus subflavus (93183)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bermuda Pipistrellus subflavus (94307)