Yinpterochiroptera
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Yinpterochiroptera is one of the two major suborders of bats, encompassing fruit bats (flying foxes) and several families of echolocating microbats distinguished by shared anatomical and genetic traits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yinpterochiroptera canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bat suborder
ⓘ
taxonomic suborder ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pteropodiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
includes laryngeal-echolocating microbats
ⓘ
includes non-echolocating fruit bats ⓘ primarily Old World distribution ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Yinpterochiropteran bats ⓘ |
| containsEcologicalRole |
carnivores
ⓘ
frugivores ⓘ insectivores ⓘ nectar feeders ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | traditional megabat–microbat division ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
molecular phylogenetic evidence
ⓘ
shared anatomical traits ⓘ shared genetic traits ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
DNA sequence data
ⓘ
morphological analyses ⓘ |
| hasMemberCountApprox | hundreds of bat species ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
diverse roosting behaviors
ⓘ
membranous wings ⓘ nocturnal activity ⓘ powered flight ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Laurasiatheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
important seed dispersers
ⓘ
key pollinators in tropical ecosystems ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup |
flying foxes
ⓘ
megabats ⓘ some microbats ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Craseonycteridae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hipposideridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Megadermatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pteropodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhinolophidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhinopomatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Chiroptera ⓘ |
| partOf | Chiroptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| proposedBy | molecular systematists ⓘ |
| sisterTaxon | Yangochiroptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborderOf | Chiroptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| usedIn | modern bat classification ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.