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Vespertilionidae

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Noun1.Vespertilionidae - the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the worldVespertilionidae - the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
mammal family - a family of mammals
Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera - most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
vespertilian bat, vespertilionid - a variety of carnivorous bat
genus Vespertilio, Vespertilio - a genus of Vespertilionidae
genus Lasiurus, Lasiurus - a genus of Vespertilionidae
genus Myotis, Myotis - largest and most widely distributed genus of bats
Eptesicus, genus Eptesicus - a genus of Vespertilionidae
Antrozous, genus Antrozous - a genus of Vespertilionidae
genus Pipistrellus, Pipistrellus - nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats
Euderma, genus Euderma - a genus of Vespertilionidae
genus Plecotus, Plecotus - a genus of Vespertilionidae


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ORDER CHIROPTERA (Bats) FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE (Vespertilionid Bats) Genus Myotis Kaup, 1829 (Mouse-eared Bats) Myotis cf.
Bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus are in the family Vespertilionidae, which has diversified into many different species in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres (17).
 
 
 
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