Family Megadermatidae Allen 1864 (false vampire)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40640
Parent taxon: Chiroptera according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Aegyptonycteridae, Animalivora, Archaeopteropus, Craseonycteridae, Eochiroptera, Fructivorae, Frugivora, Furipteridae, Insectivorae, Megachiroptera, Microchiroptera, Microchiropteramorpha, Mixopteryx, Molossidae, Myzopodidae, Noctilionoidea, Nycterididae, Onychonycteridae, Phyllostomidae, Rhinolophidae, Rhinopomatidae, Samonycteris, Thyropteridae, Vesperugo
Subtaxa: Cardioderma, Lavia, Macroderma, Megaderma, Saharaderma
Ecology: scansorial omnivore