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 Cyttarops Thomas, 1913 Cyttarops alecto Thomas, 1913 - short-eared bat