NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Taphozous
  Subfamily - Taphozoinae
  Family - Emballonuridae
  Superfamily - Emballonuroidea
  Suborder - Yangochiroptera
  Order - Chiroptera
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Taphozous australis
      Species - Taphozous georgianus
      Species - Taphozous hildegardeae
      Species - Taphozous hilli
      Species - Taphozous kapalgensis
      Species - Taphozous longimanus
      Species - Taphozous mauritianus
      Species - Taphozous melanopogon
      Species - Taphozous perforatus
      Species - Taphozous theobaldi
      Species - Taphozous achates
      Species - Taphozous troughtoni