- Nycticeius
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Nycticeius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Subfamily: Vespertilioninae Tribe: Nycticeiini Genus: Nycticeius
Rafinesque, 1819Type species Vespertilio humeralis
(Rafinesque, 1818)Species 2, See text.
Synonyms Nycticea Le Conte, 1831
Nycticejus Temminck, 1827
Nycticeus Lesson, 1827
Nycticeyx Wagler, 1830Nycticeius is a small genus of bats in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It contains two species, the Evening Bat (N. humeralis) and the Cuban Evening Bat (N. cubanus). Some authorities include several other Old World species in Nycticeius, but recent genetic work shows that is a completely New World genus.
The Cuban Evening Bat is found only on the Island of Cuba, and very little is known about this species. It is similar in appearance to N. humeralis, but is considerably smaller (4–7 grams).
Species
- Nycticeius aenobarbus (Temminck, 1840) – Temminck’s Mysterious Bat
- Nycticeius cubanus (Gundlach, 1861) – Cuban Evening Bat
- Nycticeius humeralis (Rafinesque, 1818) – Evening Bat
External links
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