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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Chiroptera
Order recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Chiroptera
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, INBio, IABIN, Ecomare, Fire Effects Information System Animals, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Kissling et al, 2014, Afghanistan Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, British Virgin Islands Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kosovo Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Liberia Species List, Lithuania Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritius Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montserrat Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Pakistan Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Barthelemy Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Species List, Samoa Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Sint Maarten Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tonga Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South China Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, EOL staff, Animal Diversity Web, United States Species List, iDigBio type specimen records, Shen 2010, Hunt et al 2009, and Eick et al 2005
Megachiroptera
Suborder recognized by Global Biotic Interactions
Megachiroptera Dobson 1875
Microchiroptera
Microchiroptera Dobson 1875

Alternative Names

Megachiroptera Dobson 1875
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Microchiroptera Dobson 1875
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Afropterus Lavocat 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Atropterus Lavocat 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
CHIROPTERA
Harvest ancestor according to Global Biotic Interactions
Chambinycteris Ravel 2016
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chiroptera Blumenbach 1779
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors and EOL authors
Cryptobune Sigé 2012
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Drakonycteris Ravel 2016
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Icarops Hand, Murray, Megirian, Archer & Godthelp 1998
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Indorhinolophus Guillen-Servent, Francis & Ricklefs 2003
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Megachiroptera Dobson 1875
Megachiroptera Dobson 1875
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megachiroptera Dobson 1875
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Microchiroptera Dobson 1875
Microchiroptera Dobson 1875
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Microchiroptera Dobson 1875
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Paraplecotus Rabeder 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

Afrikaans

Vlermuis preferred
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Akan

Apan preferred
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Albanian

Lakuriqi i natës preferred
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Amharic

የሌት ወፍ preferred
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Arabic

خفاشيات preferred
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Armenian

ձեռնաթևավորներ preferred
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Assamese

বাদুলি preferred
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Asturian

esperteyos preferred
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Atikamekw

Apokwaratcic preferred
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Aymara

Chiñi preferred
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Azerbaijani

Yarasalar preferred
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Basque

saguzar preferred
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Belarusian

рукакрылыя preferred
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Bengali

বাদুড় preferred
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Bosnian

Šišmiš preferred
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Breton

Askell-groc'hen preferred
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Bulgarian

прилепи preferred
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Burmese

လင်းနို့ preferred
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Catalan; Valencian

Muriacs
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Muricecs
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Quiròpters
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Ratapenades
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Ratapenedes
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Ratapinyades
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Rates penades
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Ratpenats
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Voliacs
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ratpenats preferred
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Cebuano

Kulaknit preferred
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Chinese

蝙蝠 preferred
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Chuvash

Çара çерçи евĕрлисем preferred
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Cornish

Askel groghen preferred
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Corsican

Topu pinnutu preferred
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Croatian

Šišmiši preferred
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Czech

letouni preferred
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Dagbani

Zɔŋ preferred
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Danish

flagermus preferred
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Dinka

Alïïk preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

vleermuizen preferred
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Erzya

Кедьнимиляв preferred
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Esperanto

Kiropteroj preferred
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Estonian

Käsitiivalised preferred
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Faroese

Flogmýs preferred
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Fijian

Beka preferred
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Finnish

lepakot preferred
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Galician

Morcegos preferred
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Georgian

ხელფრთიანები preferred
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German

Fledertiere preferred
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Greek, Modern (1453-)

Νυχτερίδα preferred
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Guarani

Mbopi preferred
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Gujarati

ચામાચિડીયું preferred
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Haitian; Haitian Creole

Chòvsourit preferred
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Hausa

Jemage preferred
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Hebrew

עטלפים preferred
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Hindi

चमगादड़ preferred
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Hungarian

denevérek preferred
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Icelandic

Leðurblaka preferred
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Ido

Vespertilio preferred
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Indonesian

Kelelawar preferred
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Inuktitut

ᐊᓇᐅᓪᓚᐅᑦ preferred
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Irish

ialtóg preferred
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Japanese

翼手目 preferred
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コウモリ preferred
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Javanese

Lawa preferred
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Kabiyè

Sɛmʊʊ preferred
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Kabyle

Azeɣnennay preferred
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Kalmyk

Бавуха preferred
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Kannada

ಬಾವಲಿ preferred
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Kapampangan

Talibatab preferred
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Kashmiri

راتہٕ کرٛیٖل preferred
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Kashubian

Szãtopiérze preferred
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Kazakh

Қолқанаттылар preferred
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Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Жарганаттар preferred
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Komi

Кушборддэз preferred
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Korean

박쥐 preferred
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Kurdish

Perçemk preferred
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Latvian

Sikspārņi preferred
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Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Vleermuis preferred
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Lingala

Ngɛmbo preferred
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Lingua Franca Nova

Cirotero preferred
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Lithuanian

Šikšnosparniai preferred
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Livvi

Nahkusiivet preferred
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Low Saxon

Fladdermuus preferred
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Macedonian

Лилјаци preferred
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Maithili

चमगुदड़ी preferred
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Malagasy

Fania preferred
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Malay

kelawar preferred
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Malayalam

വവ്വാൽ preferred
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Marathi

वटवाघूळ preferred
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Min Dong

Bì-bà-dâu-giék preferred
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Moksha

Веньдряв preferred
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Nahuatl

Tzinācantli preferred
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Navajo; Navaho

Jaaʼabaní Danilínígíí preferred
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Neapolitan

Scherpíngeche preferred
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Nepali

चमेरो preferred
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North Frisian

Fladerdiarten preferred
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Norwegian

flaggermus preferred
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Occitan (post 1500)

Quiroptèrs preferred
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Ratapenadas
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Oriya

ବାଦୁଡ଼ି preferred
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Ossetian; Ossetic

Къухбазыронтæ preferred
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Persian

خفاش preferred
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Picard

Soerie-volante preferred
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Polish

nietoperze preferred
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Portuguese

morcego preferred
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Punjabi

ਚਮਗਿੱਦੜ preferred
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Quechua

Masu preferred
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Chiroptere preferred
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Rundi

Agahungarema preferred
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Russian

рукокрылые preferred
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Rusyn

Мышперхач preferred
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Sakha

Илии кынаттаахтар аймахтара preferred
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Sango

Mbupu preferred
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Santali

ᱵᱟᱨᱫᱩᱬᱩᱡ preferred
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Scots

Baukie preferred
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Scottish Gaelic

Ialtag preferred
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Serbian

слепи мишеви preferred
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Shambala

Šišmiš preferred
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Shona

Karemwaremwa preferred
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Sicilian

taddarita preferred
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Sindhi

چمڙو preferred
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Sinhalese

වවුලා preferred
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Slovak

Netopiere preferred
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Somali

Fiidmeer preferred
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Spanish; Castilian

murciélagos preferred
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Netopirji preferred
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Sundanese

Kalong preferred
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Swahili

Popo preferred
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Swedish

fladdermöss preferred
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Tagalog

Paniki preferred
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Tajik

болдастҳо preferred
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Tamil

வௌவால் preferred
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Telugu

గబ్బిలం preferred
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Thai

ค้างคาว preferred
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Turkish

yarasa preferred
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Uighur; Uyghur

شەپەرەڭ preferred
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Ukrainian

лиликоподібні preferred
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Unspecified

Bögi preferred
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Frṭiṭṭu preferred
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Hreaðemūs preferred
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Lelawah preferred
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Méšenonetsénóne preferred
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Puľiu di noaptea preferred
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bàybàynà preferred
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pinüyke preferred
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चिकंलापा preferred
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Urdu

چمگاڈر preferred
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Vietnamese

Bộ Dơi preferred
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Walloon

Tchawe-sori preferred
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Waray

Kabog preferred
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Western Frisian

Flearmûzen preferred
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Wu

蝙蝠 preferred
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Yiddish

פלעדערמויז preferred
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Yoruba

Àdán preferred
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Zhuang; Chuang

Vumzvauz preferred
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Zulu

ilulwane preferred
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Arz

خفاشيات preferred
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Azb

یاراسا preferred
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Bxr

Һарьһан эрбээхэй preferred
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Ckb

شەمشەمە کوێرە preferred
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Diq

Şewşewıki preferred
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Eml

Papastrèl preferred
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En Gb

bat preferred
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Gan

簷老鼠 preferred
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Hak

Phi̍t-phò-è preferred
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Lld

Flutra preferred
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Ltg

Plykspuorņi preferred
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Mrj

Цӓрӓгеквлӓ preferred
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Mzn

شوپرپری preferred
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Nan

Bi̍t-pô preferred
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Nds Nl

Vleermoes preferred
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Nrm

Caûque-souothis preferred
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Pms

Ratavolòira preferred
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Pnb

چمگادڑ preferred
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Roa Tara

Turtuvagghie preferred
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Sgs

Šėkšniesparnis preferred
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Stq

Flädderdierte preferred
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Szl

Gacopjyrze preferred
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Szy

bidadiki preferred
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Vls

Vliendrmuus preferred
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Yue

蝙蝠 preferred
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Zea

Vleermuzen preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Chiroptera

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
417 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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