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 Emballonura Temminck, 1838 - Old World sheath-tailed bats Emballonura raffrayana species group Emballonura dianae Hill, 1956 - Rennell Island sheath-tailed bat Emballonura dianae rickwoodi Flannery, 1994