Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Family Emballonuridae Gervais, 1855 - sheath-tailed bats Subfamily Taphozoinae Jerdon, 1867 Genus Taphozous Geoffroy, 1818 - tomb bats Subgenus Taphozous Geoffroy, 1818 Taphozous hilli Kitchener, 1980 - Hill's pouched bat