megachiroptera in English

noun
1
a division of bats that comprises the fruit bats and flying foxes.
There are two major groups of bats, usually given the rank of suborders, Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera.

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1. ADVERTISEMENTS: Suborder MegaChiroptera: 1

2. MegaChiroptera includes one family (Pteropodidae) and about 166 species

3. Bats can be split into two groups- the Megachiroptera and the Microchiroptera.

4. ADVERTISEMENTS: Division of the Chiroptera: Two Suborders, MegaChiroptera and MicroChiroptera, are included under the Order Chiroptera

5. The order Chiroptera (bats) comprises one-fifth of mammalian species and consists of two suborders: MegaChiroptera (173 species) and MicroChiroptera (813 species)

6. An old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder MegaChiroptera (fruit bats); suborder MicroChiroptera (insectivorous bats) Familiarity information: Chiroptera used as a noun is very rare.

7. The clade Chiroptera includes two extant clades, MegaChiroptera (Old World Fruit Bats) and MicroChiroptera (echolocating bats). In addition, Chiroptera includes at least four extinct clades that are most closely related to MicroChiroptera

8. Chiroptera, order Chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder MegaChiroptera (fruit bats); suborder MicroChiroptera (insectivorous bats) fruit bat , megabat - large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit