Order Chiroptera - Family Megadermatidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 379 380 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Megadermatidae H. Allen 1864 Megadermatidae H. Allen 1864 , Monogr. Bats N. Am.: pp. xxiii, 1 . Genera: 4 genera with 5 species: Genus Cardioderma Peters 1873 (1 species) Genus Lavia Gray 1838 (1 species with 3 subspecies) Genus Macroderma Miller 1906 (1 species) Genus Megaderma E. Geoffroy 1810 (2 species with 19 subspecies) Discussion: For discussion of the correct formation of the family name, see Handley (1980) . Hand (1985 , 1996 ) and Griffiths et al. (1992) have provided alternative phylogenies for the group. No subfamilies are presently recognized.