†Archaeopteropus Meschinelli 1903 (bat)
Parent taxon: Chiroptera according to W. A. Schutt and N. B. Simmons 1998
Sister taxa: Animalivora, Craseonycteridae, Emballonuridae, Fructivorae, Frugivora, Furipteridae, Insectivorae, Megachiroptera, Megadermatidae, Microchiropteramorpha, Molossidae, Mormoopidae, Mystacinidae, Myzopodidae, Natalidae, Onychonycteridae, Rhinopomatidae, Thyropteridae, Vesperugo
Subtaxa: Archaeopteropus transiens
Ecology: volant insectivore