Chiroptera

Translingual

Carollia brevicauda

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɪˈɹɒptəɹə/

Proper noun

Chiroptera

1. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – bats.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Chiroptera.

Hypernyms

• (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder

Hyponyms

• (order): Megachiroptera (megabats), Microchiroptera (true bats—mouse-tailed bat, sac-winged bat, smoky bat, etc.) (suborders)
  • Cistugidae, Craseonycteridae, Emballonuridae, Furipteridae, Hipposideridae, Megadermatidae, Miniopteridae, Molossidae, Mormoopidae, Mystacinidae, Myzopodidae, Natalidae, Noctilionidae, Nycteridae, Phyllostomidae, Pteropodidae, Rhinolophidae, Rhinopomatidae, Thyropteridae, Vespertilionidae - families
    • Cistugo, Craseonycteris, Emballonura, Furipterus, Hipposideros, Megaderma, Miniopterus, Molossus, Mormoops, Mystacina, Myzopoda, Natalus, Noctilio, Nycteris, Phyllostomus, Pteropus, Rhinolophus, Rhinopoma, Thyroptera, Vespertilio - selected genera

Translations

a taxonomic order of large bats

• Czech: letouni m pl
• German: Chiroptera (de) n pl, Fledertiere (de) n pl, Flattertiere n pl
• Occitan: quiroptèrs

References

• Chiroptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chiroptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chiroptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chiroptera in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Chiroptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Chiroptera at Encyclopedia of Life
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248