Vespertilio

Vespertilio
Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Vespertilio
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Vespertilio murinus
Linnaeus, 1758

Vespertilio is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. The common name for this family is vesper bats, which is a better-known classification than Vespertilio. They are also known as frosted bats.[citation needed]

Species within the genus Vespertilio are: