Family

Vespertilionidae

17 species in 7 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 7 years (Black myotis) to 41 years (Brandt's bat).

Species

17

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

7–41 yr

Longest: Brandt's bat

Median GC

36.9%

Range 34–38.8%

Genera

7

Largest: Myotis (10)

The Vespertilionidae tree

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Genera of Vespertilionidae

7 genera, by species count

Where Vespertilionidae sit among 2,335 species

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Vespertilionidae (17)
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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Brandt's batMyotis brandtii41 yr
Mouse-eared batMyotis myotis37.1 yr
Little brown batMyotis lucifugus34 yr
Brown big-eared batPlecotus auritus30 yr
Western long-eared myotisMyotis evotis22 yr
Black myotisMyotis nigricans7 yr

Species in Vespertilionidae

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Species in Vespertilionidae

Myotis brandtii	Brandt's bat	41 yr	17,470 bp	38.27%
Myotis myotis	Mouse-eared bat	37.1 yr	17,213 bp	35.33%
Myotis lucifugus	Little brown bat	34 yr	17,038 bp	36.87%
Plecotus auritus	Brown big-eared bat	30 yr	16,900 bp	38.50%
Myotis evotis	Western long-eared myotis	22 yr	17,039 bp	36.77%
Cnephaeus serotinus	Serotine	21 yr	16,673 bp	37.31%
Myotis bechsteinii	Bechstein's bat	21 yr	17,151 bp	36.39%
Myotis volans	Long-legged myotis	21 yr	17,443 bp	37.37%
Cnephaeus nilssonii	Northern bat	20 yr	17,006 bp	38.82%
Myotis thysanodes	Fringed myotis	18.3 yr	17,018 bp	36.87%
Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Common pipistrelle	16.6 yr	16,571 bp	35.67%
Vespertilio murinus	Particolored bat	14.5 yr	16,721 bp	36.98%
Myotis yumanensis	Yuma myotis	14 yr	17,268 bp	36.30%
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired bat	12 yr	16,175 bp	33.99%
Myotis leibii	Eastern small-footed myotis	12 yr	16,997 bp	36.21%
Nyctalus noctula	Noctule	12 yr	17,478 bp	38.68%
Myotis nigricans	Black myotis	7 yr	17,067 bp	35.89%