microchiroptera

1. Most of the bats in the world;
   All bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats (synset 102143622)
   is a type of: animal order - the order of animals
   member holonym:

   • 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
   belongs to: chiroptera, order chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
   same as: suborder microchiroptera

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