Microchiroptera

Also known as microbat suborder

Microbats constitute the suborder Microchiroptera within the order Chiroptera (bats). Bats have long been differentiated into Megachiroptera (megabats) and Microchiroptera, based on their size, the use of echolocation by the Microchiroptera and other features; molecular evidence suggests a somewhat different subdivision, as the microbats have been shown to be a paraphyletic group.

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Microchiroptera is a suborder of bats traditionally distinguished from larger megabats by their smaller size, their use of echolocation to navigate and hunt, and various other physical features. However, recent genetic studies suggest this traditional grouping may not reflect how bats actually evolved, since microbats appear to be a paraphyletic group—meaning they don't all share a common ancestor that isn't also an ancestor to megabats.

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Species

小蝙蝠（Microbat）是蝙蝠中的一個分類，以前列為翼手目下的小蝙蝠亞目（学名：Microchiroptera）。以往會將蝙蝠依其體型分為大蝙蝠亞目及小蝙蝠亞目，但此分類不符合分子的相關證據。像蹄鼻蝙蝠（英语：horseshoe bat）和其他果蝠會分類在阴翼手亚目（英语：Yinpterochiroptera）（Yinpterochiroptera）中，至於其他以往分在小蝙蝠亞目的蝙蝠則會分類在阳翼手亚目（英语：Yangochiroptera）（Yangochiroptera）中。

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Commons category: Microchiroptera
taxon name: Microchiroptera
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Characteristics
Differences from megabats
Dentition
Echolocation
Production of ultrasonic waves
Laryngeally echolocating microbats
Classification
References
External links

==Characteristics== Microbats are long. Most microbats feed on insects, but some of the larger species hunt birds, lizards, frogs, smaller bats or even fish. Only three species of microbat feed on the blood of large mammals or birds ("vampire bats"); these bats live in South and Central America.