Helmeted bat

Helmeted bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Vespertilionini
Genus: Cassistrellus
Ruedi, Eger, Kim & Csorba, 2017
Species

C. dimissus
C. yokdonensis

The helmeted bats are two species of vesper bat in the genus Cassistrellus. They are found in South and Southeast Asia.[1]

The two species in this genus are:[2]

Of these, C. dimissus was initially classified in Eptesicus until phylogenetic studies affirmed its distinctiveness, while C. yokdonesis was described in the same study that described the new genus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-17
  2. ^ "ITIS - Report: Cassistrellus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. ^ Ruedi, Manuel; Eger, Judith L; Lim, Burton K; Csorba, Gábor (2018-02-01). "A new genus and species of vespertilionid bat from the Indomalayan Region". Journal of Mammalogy. 99 (1): 209–222. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx156. ISSN 0022-2372. PMC 5901079. PMID 29674788.