Sentence:  Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats' propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another <WSD>order</WSD> of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A rank in the classification of organisms, below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.