Family Megadermatidae Allen 1864 (false vampire)
Parent taxon: Chiroptera according to R. M. Nowak 1991
Sister taxa: Animalivora, Archaeopteropus, Craseonycteridae, Emballonuridae, Fructivorae, Frugivora, Furipteridae, Insectivorae, Megachiroptera, Microchiropteramorpha, Molossidae, Mormoopidae, Mystacinidae, Myzopodidae, Natalidae, Onychonycteridae, Rhinopomatidae, Thyropteridae, Vesperugo
Subtaxa: Cardioderma, Macroderma, Megaderma, Necromantis, Saharaderma
Ecology: volant omnivore