Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Family Vespertilionidae Gray, 1821 - vespertilionid bats Subfamily Miniopterinae Dobson, 1875 Genus Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837 - long-fingered bats Miniopterus africanus Sanborn, 1936