Philisidae

Extinct family of bats From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philisidae is an extinct family of bats of the suborder Microchiroptera that lived between the Eocene to the Late Miocene in the continent of Africa.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Superfamily:Vespertilionoidea
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Philisidae
Temporal range: Eocene–Miocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Superfamily: Vespertilionoidea
Family: Philisidae
Sigé, 1985
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Genera

Currently the following genera are known:[1][2][3][4]

  • Dizzya Sigé, 1991
  • Philisis Sigé, 1985 (type genus)
  • Scotophilisis Horáček, Fejfar & Hulva, 2006
  • Vampyravus Schlosser, 1910
  • Witwatia Gunnell et al., 2008

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