Scotophilus Leach 1821 (vesper bat)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Parent taxon: Vespertilionidae according to W. Wessels et al. 2003
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, Plecotus, Plionycteris, Potamonycteris, Pteropina, Rhinolophina, Rhogeessa, Scotomanes, Shanwangia, Simonycteris, Stehlinia, Suaptenos, Tylonycteris, Vespertilio, Vespertilionina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: volant omnivore