Laephotis (known as the African long-eared bat) is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae.[1] Species within this genus are:

Laephotis
Cape serotine (L. capensis)
Scientific classification Edit this 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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Some species in this genus were formerly classified in Neoromicia before phylogenetic analysis placed them in Laephotis.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-19
  3. ^ Monadjem, Ara; Demos, Terrence C; Dalton, Desire L; Webala, Paul W; Musila, Simon; Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C; Patterson, Bruce D (2020-09-10). "A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191 (4): 1114–1146. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087. hdl:2263/84301. ISSN 0024-4082.