Banana serotine
| Banana serotine | |
|---|---|
| female from Mukanda River | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Afronycteris |
| Species: | A. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Afronycteris nanus (Peters, 1852) | |
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The banana serotine (Afronycteris nanus), formerly known as the banana pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found throughout much of Africa. It was previously known as Pipistrellus nanus, but genetic analysis later reclassified it in Neoromicia. However, more recent phylogenetic evidence indicates that it and Heller's serotine (A. helios) comprise the distinct genus Afronycteris.