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Order ChiropteraDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Subclass Theria Infraclass Eutheria Order Chiroptera This group contains the bats and flying foxes. The pectoral appendages are modified as wings, and the hind legs are small and included in the wing membrane. Greek: cheir, hand + pteron, wing. (Dorit et al, 1991) |