Editing Vespertilionidae (section)

==Classification==
{{further|List of kerivoulines|List of myotines|List of murinines|List of vespertilionines}}
The grouping of these subfamilies is the classification published by the [[American Society of Mammalogists]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Mammal Diversity Database|title=Mammal Diversity Database|date=2021-08-10|doi=10.5281/zenodo.5175993 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/5175993|access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref> Other authorities raise three subfamilies more: Antrozoinae (which is here the separate family of [[pallid bat]]s), [[Blunt-eared Bat|Tomopeatinae]] (now regarded as a subfamily of the [[free-tailed bat]]s), and Nyctophilinae (here included in Vespertilioninae).

Four subfamilies are recognized by ''[[Mammal Species of the World]]'' (2005),<ref name="MSW3" /> the highly diverse Vespertilioninae are also separated as tribes. Newer or resurrected genera are noted. The genus ''[[Cistugo]]'' is no longer included following its move to the separate family [[Cistugidae]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lack|first1=J. B.|last2=Roehrs|first2=Z. P.|last3=Stanley|first3=C. E. Jr.|last4=Ruedi|first4=M.|last5=Van Den Bussche|first5=R. A.|year=2010|title=Molecular phylogenetics of Myotis indicate familial-level divergence for the genus Cistugo (Chiroptera)|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=91|issue=4|pages=976–992|doi=10.1644/09-mamm-a-192.1|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Catalogue of Life | Vespertilionidae}}</ref> Miniopterinae is additionally no longer recognized as a subfamily, as it was elevated to family status.<ref name="Kulemzina 2011">{{cite journal|doi=10.1159/000328834|last1=Kulemzina| first1= A. I.| last2= Nie| first2= W.| last3= Trifonov| first3= V. A.| last4= Staroselec| first4= Y.| last5= Vasenkov| first5= D. A.| last6= Volleth| first6= M.| last7= Graphodatsky| first7= A. S.| date=2011| title= Comparative chromosome painting of four Siberian Vespertilionidae species with Aselliscus stoliczkanus and Human probes| journal= Cytogenetic and Genome Research| volume= 134| issue=3| pages= 200–205|pmid=21709413|s2cid=8258899}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burgin |first1=Connor J. |last2=Colella |first2=Jocelyn P. |last3= Kahn |first3=Philip L. |last4=Upham |first4=Nathan S. |date=February 1, 2018 |title=How many species of mammals are there? |journal=[[Journal of Mammalogy]] |volume=99 |issue=1 |pages=1–14 |doi=10.1093/jmammal/gyx147 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

A 2021 study attempted to resolve the systematic relationships among the pipistrelle-like bats of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, with systematic inferences based on genetic and morphological analyses of more than 400 individuals across all named genera and the majority of described African pipistrelle-like bat species, with a focus on previously unstudied samples of East African bats. The study proposed a revision of the pipistrelle-like bats in East Africa and described multiple new genera and species.<ref name="Monadjem">{{cite journal|author1=Ara Monadjem|author2=Terrence C Demos|author3=Desire L Dalton|author4=Paul W Webala|author5=Simon Musila|author6=Julian C Kerbis Peterhans|author7=Bruce D Patterson|title=A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=191|issue=4|year=2021|pages=1114–1146|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087|doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087|hdl=2263/84301|hdl-access=free}}</ref>

'''Family Vespertilionidae'''
* subfamily [[Kerivoulinae]]
::* genus ''[[Kerivoula]]'' – painted bats
::* genus ''[[Phoniscus]]''
*subfamily [[Myotinae]]
::* genus ''[[Disk-footed bat|Eudiscopus]]''
::*genus ''[[Myotis]]'' – mouse-eared bats
::* genus ''[[Submyotodon]]'' – broad-muzzled bats
* subfamily [[Murininae]]
::* genus ''[[Harpiocephalus]]'' – hairy-winged bats
::* genus ''[[Harpiola]]''
::* genus ''[[Murina]]'' – tube-nosed insectivorous bats
* subfamily [[Vespertilioninae]]
** tribe [[Antrozoini]]
***genus ''[[Pallid bat|Antrozous]]''
***genus ''[[Van Gelder's bat|Bauerus]]''
***genus ''[[Rhogeessa]]''
**tribe [[Eptesicini]]
*** genus ''[[Arielulus]]''
*** genus ''[[Eptesicus]]'' – house bats
*** genus ''[[Glauconycteris]]'' – butterfly bats
*** genus ''[[Hesperoptenus]]'' – false serotine bats
***genus ''[[Histiotus]]'' – big-eared brown bats
***genus ''[[Ia (genus)|Ia]]''
***genus ''[[Lasionycteris]]''
***genus ''[[Scoteanax]]'' – greater broad-nosed bats
***genus ''[[Scotomanes]]''
***genus ''[[Scotorepens]]'' – lesser broad-nosed bats
***genus ''[[Thainycteris]]''
** tribe ''[[incertae sedis]]''
***genus ''[[Rhyneptesicus]]''
**tribe [[Lasiurini]]
*** genus ''[[Aeorestes]]'' – hoary bats
*** genus ''[[Dasypterus]]'' – yellow bats
*** genus ''[[Lasiurus]]'' – hairy-tailed bats
** tribe [[Nycticeiini]]
*** genus ''[[Nycticeius]]'' – evening bats
** tribe [[Perimyotini]]
***genus ''[[Parastrellus]]''<ref name="newgenus">{{cite journal|last1=Hoofer|first1=Steven R.|last2=Van Den Bussche|first2=Ronald A.|last3=Horáček|first3=Ivan|date=2006-10-01|title=Generic Status of the American Pipistrelles (Vespertilionidae) with Description of a New Genus|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=87|issue=5|pages=981–992|doi=10.1644/05-MAMM-A-425R1.1|issn=0022-2372|jstor=4094268|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*** genus ''[[Perimyotis]]''<ref>Solari, S. 2018. Perimyotis subflavus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018* e.T17366A22123514. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17366A22123514.en. Downloaded on 05 March 2019.</ref>
** tribe [[Pipistrellini]]
*** genus ''[[Glischropus]]'' – thick-thumbed bats
*** genus ''[[Nyctalus]]'' – noctule bats
*** genus ''[[Pipistrellus]]'' – true pipistrelles
*** genus ''[[Scotoecus]]'' – house bats
***genus ''[[Scotozous]]''
***genus ''[[Rüppell's bat|Vansonia]]''
** tribe [[Plecotini]]
*** genus ''[[Barbastella]]'' – barbastelles or barbastelle bats
*** genus ''[[Corynorhinus]]'' – American lump-nosed bats
*** genus ''[[Euderma]]''
*** genus ''[[Idionycteris]]''
*** genus ''[[Otonycteris]]''
*** genus ''[[Plecotus]]'' – lump-nosed bats
** tribe [[Scotophilini]]
***genus ''[[Scotophilus]]'' – Old World yellow bats
**tribe [[Vespertilionini]]
*** genus ''[[Afronycteris]]'' 
*** genus ''[[Cassistrellus]]'' – helmeted bats
***genus ''[[Chalinolobus]]'' – wattled bats
*** genus ''[[Falsistrellus]]'' – false pipistrelles
*** genus ''[[Hypsugo]]'' – Asian pipistrelles
*** genus ''[[Laephotis]]'' – long-eared bats
*** genus ''[[Mimetillus]]'' – mimic bats
***genus ''[[Mirostrellus]]''
*** genus ''[[Neoromicia]]''
***genus ''[[Nycticeinops]]''
***genus ''[[Nyctophilus]]'' – New Guinean and Australian big-eared bats
***genus ''[[Pharotis]]''
*** genus ''[[Philetor (genus)|Philetor]]''
*** genus ''[[Pseudoromicia]]''
***genus ''[[Tylonycteris]]'' – bamboo bats<!-- third species Tylonycteris pygmaeus ("Pygmy Bamboo Bat" perhaps) described in early 2008 -->
*** genus ''[[Vespadelus]]''
*** genus ''[[Vespertilio]]'' – frosted bats