Megadermatidae H. Allen 1864

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Megadermatidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 379-380 : 379

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11323257
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scientific name	Megadermatidae H. Allen 1864
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Treatment

Megadermatidae H. Allen 1864 View in CoL

Megadermatidae H. Allen 1864 View in CoL , Monogr. Bats N. Am.: pp. xxiii, 1.

Genera: 4 genera with 5 species:

Genus Cardioderma Peters 1873 (1 species)

Genus Lavia Gray 1838 (1 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Macroderma Miller 1906 (1 species)

Genus Megaderma E. Geoffroy 1810 (2 species with 19 subspecies)

Discussion: For discussion of the correct formation of the family name, see Handley (1980). Hand (1985, 1996) and Griffiths et al. (1992) have provided alternative phylogenies for the group. No subfamilies are presently recognized.