Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
       Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
         Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
           Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
             Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats
               1 Suborder Megachiroptera Dobson, 1875 see Superfamily Pteropodoidea Gray, 1821
               2 Suborder Microchiroptera Dobson, 1875 see Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779