Kingdom: Animalia

The major group of animals are classified under the Kingdom Animalia, also known as Metazoa.
This kingdom does not contain prokaryotes. All the members of this kingdom are multicellular,
eukaryotes.
Phylum: Chordata
The phylum Chordata contains all animals that possess, at some point during their lives, a hollow
nerve cord and a notochord, a flexible rod between the nerve cord and the digestive track.
Class: Mammalia
Mammals are members of class Mammalia, air-breathing vertebrate animals characterized by the
possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in
mothers with young. Most mammals also possess sweat glands and specialized teeth.
Order: Chiroptera
Chiroptera, "hand wing," alludes to the great elongation of the fingers that support the flying
membrane. Among mammals, bats are unique in that they have true powers of flight; other
mammals, such as flying squirrels, volplane or glide, always from a higher to a lower elevation.
Family: Microchiroptera
Microchiropteran bats are also known as "echolocating bats" because they have the ability to use
echolocation in obstacle avoidance and hunting. These bats occur on every continent but
Antartica. Every food preference that is found in bats is represented in Microchiroptera, although
the majority are predominatly insectivorous.

Genus: Emballonuridae
Emballonurids are known as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. The first of these names describes
the glandular sac usually found on the propatagium (leading edge of the wing) in many species.
This gland produces a scent used in social displays and to mark territories.
Scientific Name: Chiroptera
The clade Chiroptera includes two extant clades, Megachiroptera (Old World Fruit Bats)
and Microchiroptera (echolocating bats). In addition, Chiroptera includes at least four extinct
clades that are most closely related to Microchiroptera.

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