Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Parent taxon: Vespertilionidae according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Ancenycteris, Antrozous, Anzanycteris, Barbastella, Chadronycteris, Chamtwaria, Dasypterus, Eptesicus, Histiotus, Ia, Karstala, Khonsunycteris, Lasionycteris, Lasiurus, Miniopterus, Miomyotis, Miostrellus, Murina, Myotis, Noctilioninia, Nyctalus, Nycticeius, Oligomyotis, Paleptesicus, Phyllostomina, Pipistrellus, Plionycteris, Potamonycteris, Pteropina, Rhinolophina, Rhogeessa, Scotomanes, Scotophilus, Shanwangia, Simonycteris, Stehlinia, Suaptenos, Tylonycteris, Vespertilio, Vespertilionina
Subtaxa: Plecotus (Corynorhinus), Plecotus (Paraplecotus), Plecotus alleganiensis, Plecotus auritus, Plecotus crassidens, Plecotus rafinesquii, Plecotus tetralophodon, Plecotus townsendii
Ecology: volant omnivore