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Rhinolophoidea is a
superfamily of bats. It
contains the
following families: Craseonycteridae, Hipposideridae, Megadermatidae, Rhinolophidae, Rhinonycteridae...
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Rhinolophoidea...
- in the
family Craseonycteridae,
which is
grouped in the
superfamily Rhinolophoidea as a
result of
molecular testing.
Based on this determination, the bat's...
- Pteropodoidea,
consisting of the
family Pteropodidae, or
fruit bats, and
Rhinolophoidea,
containing the
families Craseonycteridae, Hipposideridae, Megadermatidae...
- and microbats,
recent molecular evidence has
shown the
superfamily Rhinolophoidea to be more
genetically related to
megabats than to microbats, indicating...
- epoch,
around 64 mya. The
Yangochiroptera appeared some 55 mya, and the
Rhinolophoidea some 52 mya.
There are two
hypotheses about the
evolution of echolocation...
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sometimes active in daylight.
Megadermatidae is a
family within the
Rhinolophoidea superfamily.
Genetic analysis shows that it is the most
basal member...
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ancestor of Yinpterochiroptera,
corresponding to the
split between Rhinolophoidea and
Pteropodidae (Old
World Fruit bats), is
estimated to have occurred...
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microbats form
monophyletic groups by
claiming that the
superfamily Rhinolophoidea is more
closely related to Old
World fruit bats than
other microbats...
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Animalia Phylum:
Chordata class:
Mammalia Order:
Chiroptera Superfamily:
Rhinolophoidea Family:
Rhinonycteridae J.E. Gray, 1866 Type
species Rhinolophus aurantius...
