Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Family Emballonuridae Gervais, 1855 - sheath-tailed bats Subfamily Emballonurinae Gervais, 1855 Genus Diclidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 - ghost bats Subgenus Diclidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 Diclidurus albus virgo Thomas, 1903