Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Suborder Microchiroptera Dobson, 1875 see Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 Family Emballonuridae Gervais, 1855 - sheath-tailed bats Subfamily Emballonurinae Gervais, 1855 Genus Taphozous Geoffroy, 1818 - tomb bats Subgenus Taphozous Geoffroy, 1818 Taphozous mauritianus Geoffroy, 1818 - Mauritian tomb bat