Laephotis
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Laephotis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Vespertilionidae – long-eared bats and certain serotine bats.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Boreoeutheria – magnorder; Laurasiatheria – superorder; Chiroptera – order; Yangochiroptera – suborder; Vespertilionoidea – superfamily; Vespertilionidae – family; Vespertilioninae – subfamily; Vespertilionini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Laephotis wintoni (De Winton's long-eared bat) – type species; Laephotis angolensis (Angolan long-eared bat), Laephotis botswanae (Botswanan long-eared bat), Laephotis namibensis (Namib long-eared bat); Laephotis capensis (Cape serotine), Laephotis kirinyaga (East African serotine), Laephotis malagasyensis (Isalo serotine), Laephotis matroka (Malagasy serotine), Laephotis robertsi (Roberts's serotine), Laephotis stanleyi (Stanley's serotine) – other species
References
- Laephotis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Laephotis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Laephotis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons