Nyctophilini
Tribe of bats
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Nyctophilini is a taxonomic group of bat species, a tribe of the vespertilionid subfamily Vespertilioninae. The alliance isolates two genera, Nyctophilus and Pharotis, referred to as the large-eared bats for the size of these proportionate to the head. Phylogenetic evidence indicates that this tribe is synonymous with Vespertilionini, and thus its genera are now placed there.[1]
| Nyctophilini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Vespertilioninae |
| Tribe: | Nyctophilini Peters, 1865. |
Taxonomy
The first description of the taxon was published in 1865 by Wilhelm Peters.[2]
