#order_Chiroptera__Chiroptera  an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
  supertype:  animal_order  the order of animals
  member of:  subclass_Eutheria
  member:  chiropteran  nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
  member:  suborder_Megachiroptera__Megachiroptera  fruit bats
     member:  fruit_bat__fruitbat__megabat  large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
     member:  genus_Pteropus__Pteropus  a genus of Megachiroptera
        member:  flying_fox  large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox
     member:  genus_Nyctimene__Nyctimene  East Indian fruit bats
        member:  harpy_bat__harpybat__harpy__tube-nosed_bat__tube-nosed_fruit_bat  any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
     member:  genus_Cynopterus__Cynopterus  a genus of Megachiroptera
        member:  Cynopterus_sphinx  a variety of fruit eating bat
  member:  suborder_Microchiroptera__Microchiroptera  most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
     member:  carnivorous_bat__carnivorousbat__microbat  typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
     member:  family_Phyllostomidae__Phyllostomidae__Phyllostomatidae__family_Phyllostomatidae  New World leaf-nosed bats
        member:  genus_Macrotus  leafnose bats
           member:  macrotus__Macrotus_californicus  large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico
        member:  genus_Phyllostomus__Phyllostomus  type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae
           member:  spearnose_bat__spearnosebat  New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay
        member:  genus_Choeronycteris__Choeronycteris  a genus of Phyllostomatidae
           member:  hognose_bat__hognosebat__Choeronycteris_mexicana  small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
     member:  family_Rhinolophidae__Rhinolophidae  Old World leaf-nosed bats
        member:  horseshoe_bat__horseshoebat  bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
     member:  family_Hipposideridae__Hipposideridae  Old World leafnose bats
        member:  genus_Hipposideros__Hipposideros  horseshoe bats
           member:  horseshoe_bat.leafnose_bat__horseshoebat  any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
        member:  genus_Rhinonicteris__Rhinonicteris  orange horseshoe bats
           member:  orange_bat__orange_horseshoe_bat__Rhinonicteris_aurantius  a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
     member:  family_Megadermatidae__Megadermatidae  Old World false vampire bats
        member:  genus_Megaderma__Megaderma  type genus of the Megadermatidae
           member:  big-eared_bat__Megaderma_lyra  large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
     member:  family_Vespertilionidae__Vespertilionidae  the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
        member:  vespertilian_bat__vespertilionid  a variety of carnivorous bat
        member:  genus_Vespertilio__Vespertilio  a genus of Vespertilionidae
           member:  frosted_bat__frostedbat__Vespertilio_murinus  common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat
        member:  genus_Lasiurus__Lasiurus  a genus of Vespertilionidae
           member:  red_bat__redbat__Lasiurus_borealis  North American brick or rusty red bat with hairs tipped with white
        member:  genus_Myotis__Myotis  largest and most widely distributed genus of bats
           member:  little_brown_bat__little_brown_myotis__Myotis_leucifugus  the small common North American bat; widely distributed
           member:  cave_myotis__Myotis_velifer  small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc.
        member:  genus_Eptesicus__Eptesicus  a genus of Vespertilionidae
           member:  big_brown_bat__bigbrownbat__Eptesicus_fuscus  rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
        member:  genus_Antrozous__Antrozous  a genus of Vespertilionidae
           member:  pallid_bat__cave_bat__Antrozous_pallidus  drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat
        member:  genus_Pipistrellus__Pipistrellus  nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats
           member:  pipistrelle__pipistrel__Pipistrellus_pipistrellus  small European brown bat
           member:  eastern_pipistrel__easternpipistrel__Pipistrellus_subflavus  one of the smallest bats of eastern North America
           member:  western_pipistrel__westernpipistrel__SPipistrellus_hesperus  of western North America
        member:  genus_Euderma__Euderma  a genus of Vespertilionidae
           member:  jackass_bat__jackassbat__spotted_bat__spottedbat__Euderma_maculata  large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears
        member:  genus_Plecotus__Plecotus  a genus of Vespertilionidae
           member:  long-eared_bat  any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
     member:  family_Molossidae__Molossidae  mastiff bats; freetail bats
        member:  genus_Tadarida__Tadarida  freetail bats
           member:  freetail__freetailed_bat  small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
        member:  genus_Eumops__Eumops  mastiff bats
           member:  mastiff_bat__mastiffbat  a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground
     member:  family_Desmodontidae__Desmodontidae  true vampire bats
        member:  true_vampire_bat__vampire_bat__vampirebat  any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
        member:  genus_Desmodus__Desmodus  type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats
           member:  Desmodus_rotundus  mouse-sized bat of tropical Central and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
        member:  genus_Diphylla__Diphylla  vampire bats
           member:  hairy-legged_vampire_bat__Diphylla_ecaudata  similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas

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