Vespertilionidae

Translingual

Etymology

Vespertilio +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Vespertilionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Chiroptera – the common bats.

Hypernyms

(family): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Chiroptera - order; Microchiroptera - suborder; Vespertilionoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Kerivoulinae (woolly bats), Miniopterinae (bent-winged bats and long-fingered bats), Murininae (hairy-winged bats and tube-nosed bats), Myotinae (mouse-eared bats and relatives), Vespertilioninae (evening bat, long-eared bats, pipistrelles, serotines, and relatives) - subfamilies.
- See Vespertilionidae on WikipediaWikipedia and Vespertilionidae on WikispeciesWikispecies for genera.

References

Vespertilionidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vespertilionidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Vespertilionidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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