Evolutionary Relationships in the Family Emballonuridae (Chiroptera)

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Abstract
Protein electrophoresis and immunology were used to test hypotheses concerning phylogenetic relationships within the family Emballonuridae and the relationship of the family Rhinopomatidae to the Emballonuridae. These data indicate the presence of three major subdivisions within the family. The eight genera from the New World form one monophyletic group, the Old World genera Taphozous and Saccolaimus form the second, and Emballonura and Coleura the third. The Emballonura-Coleura lineage is more closely related to the New World genera than to the other Old World group. The family Rhinopomatidae was found to be distantly related to both the Emballonuridae and the Vespertilionidae.