Arielulus
| Arielulus | |
|---|---|
| preserved specimen of Arielulus circumdatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Chiroptera | 
| Family: | Vespertilionidae | 
| Tribe: | Eptesicini | 
| Genus: | Arielulus Hill & Harrison, 1987 | 
| Type species | |
| Vespertilio circumdatus Temminck, 1840 | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Arielulus is a genus of vesper bats with the following species:
Genus Arielulus
- Bronze sprite (A. circumdatus)
- Coppery sprite (A. cuprosus)
- Social sprite (A. societatis)
The collared sprite (T. aureocollaris) and necklace sprite (T. torquatus) in the genus Thainycteris were formerly also classified in Arielulus, but phylogenetic evidence supports them forming a distinct genus.