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]
| Thainycteris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Eptesicini |
| Genus: | Thainycteris Kock & Storch, 1996 |
| Species | |
There are two species in this genus:
- Collared sprite (T. aureocollaris)
- Necklace sprite (T. torquatus)
References
edit- ^ 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. S2CID 89727995.
- ^ Francis, Charles M.; Borisenko, Alex V.; Ivanova, Natalia V.; Eger, Judith L.; Lim, Burton K.; Guillén-Servent, Antonio; Kruskop, Sergei V.; Mackie, Iain; Hebert, Paul D. N. (2010-09-03). "The Role of DNA Barcodes in Understanding and Conservation of Mammal Diversity in Southeast Asia". PLOS ONE. 5 (9): e12575. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012575. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 2933245. PMID 20838635.