Baeodon
Genus of bats
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Baeodon is a genus of vesper bats. It consists of two species:
- Allen's yellow bat, Baeodon alleni
- Slender yellow bat, Baeodon gracilis
| Baeodon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Baeodon Miller, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Baeodon alleni Thomas, 1892 | |
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Baeodon was described as a new genus in 1906 by American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. The type species for the genus is Allen's yellow bat, which was previously in the genus Rhogeessa.[1] Later studies found that the slender yellow bat was the sister taxon of Allen's yellow bat.[2][3]