Rhinolophoidea

Rhinolophoidea
Rhinolophus euryale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yinpterochiroptera
Superfamily: Rhinolophoidea
Gray, 1825
Families[1]

Rhinolophoidea is a superfamily of bats. It contains the following families: Craseonycteridae, Hipposideridae, Megadermatidae, Rhinolophidae, Rhinonycteridae, and Rhinopomatidae.[1][2] It is one of two superfamilies that comprise the suborder Yinpterochiroptera, the other being Pteropodoidea, which only contains the family Pteropodidae.[3]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Amador was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ungar, P. (2010). Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity. JHU Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780801899515.