What family are bats in?

Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, and its only family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats) They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or, especially the genera Acerodon and Pteropus, flying foxes. read more

Five species have been recorded to live over 30 years in the wild: the brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), Brandt's bat (Myotis brandti), the lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii) and the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum). read more

Family: There are 16 families in the suborder Microchiroptera, and only one in Macrochiroptera: Pteropodidae, which includes flying foxes and Old World fruit bats. Genera: There are 187 genera of bats. read more