See text Aeorestes is a subgenus of Lasiurus commonly known as the hoary bats.

M. lucifugus (outgroup) D. xanthinus D. ega D. insularis D. intermedius A. egregius A. villosissimus A. semotus A. cinereus L. blossevillii L. frantzii L. borealis L. pfeifferi L. seminolus The subgenus was initially described by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger in 1870.

[2] Based on genetic divergence within Lasiurus, Baird et al. recommended that the hoary bats be recognized as a separate genus.

[6] In a 2017 follow-up to their 2015 study, Baird et al. again expressed that Aeorestes, Dasypterus, and Lasiurus should be separate genera comprising the tribe Lasiurini.

[1] Aeorestes split from Lasiurus approximately 17.99 Ma (million years ago).