Antrozoinae Miller 1897

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 498

Antrozoinae Miller 1897

Antrozoinae Miller 1897 , N. Amer. Fauna, 13: 41.

Genera: 2 genera with 2 species:

Genus Antrozous H. Allen 1862 (1 species with 7 subspecies)

Genus Bauerus Van Gelder 1959 (1 species)

Discussion: Simmons (1998) raised this group to family level and moved it to Molossoidea, but recent studies based on DNA sequence data (e.g., Hoofer and Van Den Bussche, 2001) indicate that Antrozous belongs in Vespertilionidae , a placement in line with more traditional classifications (e.g., Hill and Smith, 1984; Koopman, 1993, 1994; McKenna and Bell, 1997; Miller, 1897). This group may nest within Vespertilioninae , but its placement remains unclear; accordingly, it is here retained as a distinct subfamily pending further study.