PaleoDB taxon number: 45285
Alternative spelling: Plecotus (Corynorhinus)
Parent taxon: Vespertilionidae according to D. R. Rabon et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Ancenycteris, Barbastella, Chadronycteris, Chamtwaria, Eptesicus, Hanakia, Ia, Karstala, Khonsunycteris, Lasionycteris, Lasiurus, Miniopterus, Miomyotis, Miostrellus, Murina, Myotis, Noctilioninia, Nyctalus, Nycticeius, Nyctophylinae, Oligomyotis, Paleptesicus, Phyllostomina, Pipistrellus, Plionycteris, Potamonycteris, Pteropina, Rhinolophina, Rhogeessa, Scotomanes, Scotophilus, Shanwangia, Simonycteris, Stehlinia, Suaptenos, Tylonycteris, Vespertilio, Vespertilionae, Vespertilionina, Vespertilioninae
Subtaxa: Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Corynorhinus townsendii, Plecotus (Corynorhinus) atavus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore