Cnephaeus

• Oriental Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) pachyomus

  

  Its back is dark grayish brown to dark brown with pale hair tips, and its underside is lighter. Records include India, Nepal, and Bhutan; the species account also lists moist forest, dry dipterocarp forest, and human-modified habitats.

• Serotine Bat Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) serotinus

  

  The serotine is a medium-sized bat found across Europe and east through the Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, and China. It roosts in crevices and hawks insects over wooded farmland.

• Anatolian Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) anatolicus

  This serotine has records along the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye and into Syria. The account also notes its former treatment within Eptesicus bottae.

• Botta's Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) bottae

  This medium-sized bat lives in arid areas and deserts. It has been observed slowly pursuing flying insects along acacia edges, cliffs, wadi vegetation, and open water.

• Gobi Big Brown Bat Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) gobiensis

  A small bat recorded in arid and steppe regions of Mongolia and neighboring areas. A Mongolian reserve survey captured a few at natural springs.

• Hottentot Bat Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) hottentotus

  Records come from mountains and areas near water. It feeds mainly on beetles and roosts in small groups in caves, abandoned mines, or rock crevices.

• Isabelle's Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) isabellinus

  Eptesicus isabellinus is recorded from southern Iberia into northwestern Africa. Its account lists environments from Mediterranean woodland to semidesert.

• Japanese Short-tailed Bat Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) japonensis

  This bat is recorded in montane forest in central Honshu and Kanto. Gifu Prefecture reports tree hollows and one maternity-roost record in wall gaps and an attic at Norikura.

• Northern Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) nilssonii

  It is recorded in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Its long, dark back fur has golden-yellow tips; the HMW species account describes insect hunting in flight around northern forests and their edges.

• Ognev's Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) ognevi

  Its back is creamy buff with grayish-beige to rusty-brown tones. It lives in dry areas and steppe in Central Asia and captures insects in flight.

• Thick-eared Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) pachyotis

  This bat has records in parts of China, Bangladesh, northeastern India, and northwestern Thailand. HMW describes a dark-brown back, paler underside, and thick ears, and lists tropical moist deciduous forest as habitat. MDD currently places it in Cnephaeus.

• Sombre Bat Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) tatei

  This rare bat is recorded in the Indian Himalaya. The long dorsal fur is sooty black with golden-brown tips.

• Serotine Bat Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) serotinus

  The serotine is a medium-sized bat found across Europe and east through the Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, and China. It roosts in crevices and hawks insects over wooded farmland.

• Oriental Serotine Eptesicus (Cnephaeus) pachyomus

  Its back is dark grayish brown to dark brown with pale hair tips, and its underside is lighter. Records include India, Nepal, and Bhutan; the species account also lists moist forest, dry dipterocarp forest, and human-modified habitats.