Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Family Emballonuridae Gervais, 1855 - sheath-tailed bats Subfamily Taphozoinae Jerdon, 1867 Genus Taphozous Geoffroy, 1818 - tomb bats Subgenus Taphozous Geoffroy, 1818 Taphozous perforatus Geoffroy, 1818 - Egyptian tomb bat [Taphozous perforatus perforatus] Geoffroy, 1818