Biology:Thainycteris

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Short description: Genus of bat

Thainycteris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Eptesicini
Genus: Thainycteris
Kock & Storch, 1996
Species

T. aureocollaris
T. torquatus

Thainycteris is a genus of vesper bat with two species, one found in Indochina and the other found in Taiwan. Its members were previously classified within Arielulus, but more recent studies support Thainycteris as being a distinct genus.[1][2]

There are two species in this genus:

  • Collared sprite (T. aureocollaris)
  • Necklace sprite (T. torquatus)

References

  1. Guo, Weijian; Yu, Wenhua; Wang, Xiaoyun; Csorba, Gabor; Li, Fang; Li, Yuchun; Wu, Yi (June 2017). "First Record of the Collared Sprite, Thainycteris aureocollaris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from China". Mammal Study 42 (2): 97–103. doi:10.3106/041.042.0204. ISSN 1343-4152. https://bioone.org/journals/mammal-study/volume-42/issue-2/041.042.0204/First-Record-of-the-Collared-Sprite-Thainycteris-aureocollaris-Chiroptera-Vespertilionidae/10.3106/041.042.0204.full. 
  2. Francis, Charles M.; Borisenko, Alex V.; Ivanova, Natalia V.; Eger, Judith L.; Lim, Burton K.; Guillén-Servent, Antonio; Kruskop, Sergei V.; Mackie, Iain et al. (2010-09-03). "The Role of DNA Barcodes in Understanding and Conservation of Mammal Diversity in Southeast Asia" (in en). PLOS ONE 5 (9): e12575. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012575. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 20838635. 

Wikidata ☰ Q105762220 entry