A molecular phylogeny for all 21 families within Chiroptera(bats)  

作　　者：Xiangyu HAO Qin LU Huabin ZHAO 

机构地区：[1]College of Life Sciences,Wuhan University,Wuhan,Hubei,China [2]College of Plant Protection,Northwest A&F University,Yangling,Shaanxi,China

出　　处：《Integrative Zoology》2024年第5期989-998,共10页整合动物学(英文版)

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32270436).

摘　　要：Bats,members of the Chiroptera order,rank as the second most diverse group among mammals.Recent molecular systematic studies on bats have successfully classified 21 families within two suborders:Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera.Nevertheless,the phylogeny within these 21 families has remained a subject of controversy.In this study,we have employed a balanced approach to establish a robust family-level phylogenetic hypothesis for bats,utilizing a more comprehensive molecular dataset.This dataset includes representative species from all 21 bat families,resulting in a reduced level of missing genetic information.The resulting phylogenetic tree comprises 21 lineages that are strongly supported,each corresponding to one of the bat families.Our findings support to place the Emballonuroidea superfamily as the basal lineage of Yangochiroptera,and that Myzopodidae should be situated as a basal lineage of Emballonuroidea,forming a sister relationship with the clade consisting of Nycteridae and Emballonuridae.Finally,we have conducted dating analyses on this newly resolved phylogenetic tree,providing divergence times for each bat family.Collectively,our study has employed a relatively comprehensive molecular dataset to establish a more robust phylogeny encompassing all 21 bat families.This improved phylogenetic framework will significantly contribute to our understanding of evolutionary processes,ecological roles,disease dynamics,and biodiversity conservation in the realm of bats.

关 键 词：PHYLOGENY MOLECULAR utilizing 

分 类 号：Q95[生物学—动物学]