Encyclopedia >  Plants and Animals  >  Animals  >  Vertebrate Zoology

bat

Classification

Bats are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Chiroptera.

Sections in this article:

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on bat Classification from Fact Monster:

  • bat: Classification - Classification Bats are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, ...
  • bat - bat bat, winged mammal of the order Chiroptera, which includes 900–1,000 species classified ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Vertebrate Zoology