Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats
                   Suborder Microchiroptera Dobson, 1875 see Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
                     Superfamily Vespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
                       1 Family Natalidae Gray, 1866 - funnel-eared bats
                       2 Family Furipteridae Gray, 1866 - smoky bats
                       3 Family Thyropteridae Miller, 1907 - disc-winged bats
                       4 Family Myzopodidae Thomas, 1904
                       5 Family Vespertilionidae Gray, 1821 - vespertilionid bats
                       6 Family Mystacinidae Dobson, 1875 - New Zealand short-tailed bats
                       7 Family Molossidae Gervais, 1856 - free-tailed bats and mastiff bats