Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Family Molossidae Gervais, 1856 - free-tailed bats and mastiff bats Subfamily Molossinae Gervais, 1856 Genus Chaerephon Dobson, 1874 - lesser mastiff bats Chaerephon plicatus species group Chaerephon shortridgei Thomas, 1926