animal order - the order of animals

Chiroptera, order Chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)

carnivorous bat, microbat - typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution

family Phyllostomatidae, family Phyllostomidae, Phyllostomatidae, Phyllostomidae - New World leaf-nosed bats

family Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophidae - Old World leaf-nosed bats

family Hipposideridae, Hipposideridae - Old World leafnose bats

family Megadermatidae, Megadermatidae - Old World false vampire bats

family Vespertilionidae, Vespertilionidae - the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world

family Molossidae, Molossidae - mastiff bats; freetail bats

Desmodontidae, family Desmodontidae - true vampire bats