Pseudoromicia Explained

Pseudoromicia is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. All species in this genus are native to sub-Saharan Africa.^[1]

It contains the following species:

• Dark-brown serotine, Pseudoromicia brunnea
• Isabelline serotine, Pseudoromicia isabella
• Kityo's serotine, Pseudoromicia kityoi
• Mbam Minkom Serotine, Pseudoromicia mbamminkom
• Nyanza serotine, Pseudoromicia nyanza
• Rendall's serotine, Pseudoromicia rendalli
• Rosevear's serotine, Pseudoromicia roseveari^[2]
• White-winged serotine, Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis

All species in this genus were previously classified in the genus Neoromicia until a 2020 study found them to form a distinct genus sister to Afronycteris, and they were thus reclassified in the new genus Pseudoromicia.

Notes and References

1. Monadjem. Ara. Demos. Terrence C. Dalton. Desire L. Webala. Paul W. Musila. Simon. Kerbis Peterhans. Julian C. Patterson. Bruce D. 2021-04-01. A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191. 4. 1114–1146. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087. 0024-4082. 2263/84301. free.
2. Monadjem. A.. Richards. L.. Taylor. P. J.. Stoffberg. S.. 2013. High diversity of pipistrelloid bats (Vespertilionidae: Hypsugo, Neoromicia, and Pipistrellus) in a West African rainforest with the description of a new species.. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 167. 1. 191–207. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00871.x.