Seven-gene bat topology and echolocation scenarios
A seven-gene matrix tests whether traditional microbats form one clade and how echolocation histories map onto the result.
Represented range0.001–0 Ma
RegionsGlobal living-bat molecular sample
CladesChiroptera · Rhinolophoidea · Pteropodidae
Claim ledger
topology · medium
An 8,230-base-pair alignment of four nuclear and three mitochondrial genes grouped sampled rhinolophoid microbats with megabats rather than other microbats; repeated gain or loss of laryngeal echolocation is therefore a historical inference from the topology, not a directly observed origin event.