Superfamily Rhinolophus - Horseshoe bat

...The Microchiroptera suborder has a long tail, a large leaf-like part called a geishu at the base of the tragus or outer edge on the front of the ear, no claws on the second toe of the forelimb, and sharp projections on the molars. They are found in both the Old and New Worlds from the tropics to the subarctic, and there are many species, with four superfamilies and 17 families: the Rhinolophoidea, the Heterolophoidea, the Vespertilionoidea, and the Vespertilionoidea. The Embalonuroidea includes the Long-tailed Bats, which have extremely long tails and large ears, the Siberian Bats, which have no nose lobes and have short tails, the Fish-eaters, which are known for eating fish, and the smallest family, the Hog-nosed Bats. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the superfamily Rhinolophoroidea is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…小翼手亜目Microchiropteraのものは尾が長く，耳介の前面に耳珠や外縁の基部に迎珠（げいしゆ）と呼ばれる大きな葉状の部分があり，前肢の第2指につめがなく，臼歯には鋭くとがった突起がある。新旧両世界の熱帯から亜寒帯まで分布し，種類が多く，サシオコウモリ上科，キクガシラコウモリ上科，ヘラコウモリ上科，ヒナコウモリ上科の4上科と17科がある。サシオコウモリ上科Emballonuroideaには，尾がきわめて長く耳介が大きなオナガコウモリ科，鼻葉がなく尾が短いサシオコウモリ科，魚食で有名なウオクイコウモリ科，最小のブタバナコウモリ科が含まれる。…

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