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Common Names in English:

• Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
  • Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
    • Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
      • Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
        • Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
          • Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
            • Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
              • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
                • Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
                  • Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
                    • Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                      • Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                        • Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
                          • Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
                            • Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
                              • Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                                • Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                                  • Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                                    • Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
                                      • Superorder: Preptotheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
                                        • Grandorder: Archonta () - (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
                                          • Order: Chiroptera () - Blumenbach, 1779 - Bats
                                            • Suborder: Microchiroptera () - Dobson, 1875
                                              • Infraorder: Yangochiroptera () - Koopman, 1984
                                                • Superfamily: Vespertilionoidea () - (Gray, 1821) Gill, 1872
                                                  • Family: Vespertilionidae () - Gray, 1821
                                                    • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae ()
                                                      • Tribe: Vespertilionini ()
                                                        • Genus: Eptesicus () - Rafinesque, 1820
                                                          • Specific name: brunneus - (Thomas, 1880)
                                                            • Scientific name: - Eptesicus brunneus (Thomas, 1880)