Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   MAMMAL   (MAMMALIA)
Order   BAT   (CHIROPTERA)
Family   BAT - PLAINNOSE   (VESPERTILIONIDAE)
Species 
Common name: BAT - PALLID
Scientific name: ANTROZOUS PALLIDUS
Common name: BAT - BROWN BAT - BIG BROWN
Scientific name: EPTESICUS FUSCUS
Common name: BAT - SILVER HAIRED
Scientific name: LASIONYCTERIS NOCTIVAGANS
Common name: BAT - RED
Scientific name: LASIURUS BOREALIS
Common name: BAT - HOARY
Scientific name: LASIURUS CINEREUS
Common name: BAT - EASTERN YELLOW
Scientific name: LASIURUS INTERMEDIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MYOTIS BRANDTI
Common name: BAT - CALIFORNIA MYOTIS
Scientific name: MYOTIS CALIFORNICUS
Common name: BAT - WATER
Scientific name: MYOTIS DAUBENTONI
Common name: MYOTIS - LONG EARED MYOTIS
Scientific name: MYOTIS EVOTIS
Common name: BAT - LITTLE BROWN
Scientific name: MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS
Common name: BAT - LONG LEGGED
Scientific name: MYOTIS VOLANS
Common name: BAT - EVENING
Scientific name: NYCTICEIUS HUMERALIS
Common name: BAT - COMMON NOCTULE
Scientific name: NYCTALUS NOCTUA
Common name: BAT - WESTERN PIPISTREL
Scientific name: PIPISTRELLUS HESPERUS
Common name: BAT - EASTERN PIPISTREL
Scientific name: PIPISTRELLUS SUBFLAVUS SUBFLAVUS
Common name: BAT - COMMON LONG-EARED
Scientific name: PLECOTIS AURITUS
Common name: BAT - EASTERN BIG EARED
Scientific name: PLECOTUS RAFINESQUE