Rhinolophoidea
Superfamily of bats
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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 make up the suborder Yinpterochiroptera, the other being Pteropodoidea, which only contains the family Pteropodidae.[3]
| Rhinolophoidea | |
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| Rhinolophus euryale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Suborder: | Yinpterochiroptera |
| Superfamily: | Rhinolophoidea Gray, 1825 |
| Families[1] | |
Phylogeny
The relationships within Rhinolophoidea are as follows based on a 2016 study.[2]
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