Collectively, members of Lasiurus (Dasypterus) are referred to as the yellow bats.

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

[1] However, as Lasiurus was previously monophyletic, some authors see the creation of two new genera—Aeorestes and Dasypterus—as a solution to something that was not a problem.

[3][4] Teta advocated using Aeorestes as a subgenus and retaining the usage of Dasypterus as such.

[5] 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.