Compiled and Edited by:
Nancy B. Simmons and Andrea L. Cirranello
American Museum of Natural History

Explore

Click the link above to explore higher-level bat taxonomy from order to genus.

Query

Search the species-level database by taxon, locality, or IUCN and CITES status. Results appear on a new page and may be exported.

Review

Review archived species lists and change logs by clicking the link above. An archived PDF of each newly updated version of the batnames.org species level taxonomy (beginning 2022) is available for download.