The following table of the classification of Bats here adopted will assist the reader in the comprehension of the information given in the preceding pages:—
SUB-ORDER I.—MEGACHIROPTERA.
Family I.—PTEROPIDÆ.
Group 1.—Pteropi.—Tongue moderate; molars well developed. Genera.—Pteropus, Cynopterus, Cynonycteris, Harpyia, Epomophorus, Hypsignathus, and Cephalotes. Group 2.—Macroglossi.—Tongue very long; molars very small. Genera.—Macroglossus, Eonycteris, and Notopteris.
SUB-ORDER II.—MICROCHIROPTERA.
A.—Vespertilionine Alliance.
Family II.—RHINOLOPHIDÆ.
Sub-family 1.—Rhinolophinæ.—First toe with two, remainder with three phalanges. Genus.—Rhinolophus.
Sub-Family 2.—Phyllorhininæ. Toes equal, each of two phalanges. Genera.—Cœlops, Phyllorhina, Rhinonycteris, and Triænops.