Order: Chiroptera (Bats)


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Family: Cistugidae (Wing-gland Bats)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Cistugo lesueuriLe Sueur's Hairy Bat
Cistugo seabraeAngolan Hairy Bat

Family: Craseonycteridae (Bumblebee Bat)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Craseonycteris thonglongyaiBumblebee Bat

Family: Emballonuridae (Sac-winged and Sheath-tailed Bats)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Balantiopteryx infusca Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Balantiopteryx io Thomas's Sac-winged Bat
Balantiopteryx plicata Grey Sac-winged Bat
Centronycteris centralis Thomas's Shaggy Bat
Centronycteris maximiliani Shaggy Bat
Coleura afra African Sheath-tailed Bat
Coleura gallarum Arabian Sheath-tailed Bat
Coleura kibomalandy Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
Coleura seychellensis Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat
Cormura brevirostris Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Cyttarops alecto Short-eared bat
Diclidurus albus Northern Ghost Bat
Diclidurus ingens Greater Ghost Bat
Diclidurus isabellus Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Diclidurus scutatus Lesser Ghost Bat
Emballonura alecto Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura beccarii Beccari's Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura dianae Large-eared Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura furax New Guinea Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura monticola Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura raffrayana Raffray's Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura semicaudata Polynesian Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura serii Seri's Sheath-tailed Bat
Mosia nigrescens Dark Sheath-tailed Bat
Paremballonura atrata Peters's Sheath-tailed Bat
Paremballonura tiavato Western Sheath-tailed Bat
Peropteryx kappleri Greater Dog-like Bat
Peropteryx leucoptera White-winged Dog-like Bat
Peropteryx macrotis Lesser Dog-like Bat
Peropteryx pallidoptera Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
Peropteryx trinitatis Trinidad Dog-like Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso Proboscis Bat
Saccolaimus flaviventris Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat
Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton's Pouched Bat
Saccolaimus peli Pel's Pouched Bat
Saccolaimus saccolaimus Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Saccopteryx antioquensis Antioquian Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx canescens Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx gymnura Amazonian Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx leptura Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Taphozous achates Brown-bearded Sheath-tailed Bat
Taphozous australis Coastal Tomb Bat
Taphozous georgianus Sharp-nosed Tomb Bat
Taphozous hamiltoni Hamilton's Tomb Bat
Taphozous hildegardeae Hildegarde's Tomb Bat
Taphozous hilli Hill's Tomb Bat
Taphozous kapalgensis Arnhem Tomb Bat
Taphozous longimanus Long-winged Tomb Bat
Taphozous mauritianus Mauritian Tomb Bat
Taphozous melanopogon Black-bearded Tomb Bat
Taphozous nudiventris Naked-rumped Tomb Bat
Taphozous perforatus Egyptian Tomb Bat
Taphozous theobaldi Theobald's Tomb Bat
Taphozous troughtoni Troughtons Sheathtail Bat

Family: Furipteridae (Smoky Bats)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Amorphochilus schnablii Smoky Bat
Furipterus horrens Thumbless Bat

Family: Hipposideridae (Leaf-nosed, Roundleaf and Trident bats)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Anthops ornatus Flower-faced Bat
Asellia arabica Arabian Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Asellia italosomalica Somali Leaf-nosed Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Asellia patrizii Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Asellia tridens Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Aselliscus dongbacanus Dong Bac Trident Bat
Aselliscus stoliczkanus Stoliczka's Trident Bat
Aselliscus tricuspidatus Temminck's Trident Bat
Coelops frithi East Asian Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat
Coelops robinsoni Malayan Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat
Doryrhina camerunensis Greater Roundleaf Bat
Doryrhina coronatus Large Mindanao Roundleaf Bat
Doryrhina cyclops Cyclops Roundleaf Bat
Doryrhina edwardshilli Hills' Roundleaf Bat
Doryrhina muscinus Fly River Roundleaf Bat
Doryrhina semoni Semon's Roundleaf Bat
Doryrhina stenotis Narrow-eared Roundleaf Bat
Doryrhina wollastoni Wollaston's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros abae Aba Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros alongensis Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros armiger Great Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ater Dusky Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros atrox Lesser Bicoloured Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros beatus Benito Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros bicolor Bicoloured Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros boeadii Boeadi's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros breviceps Short-headed Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros caffer Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros calcaratus Spurred Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros cervinus Fawn Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros cineraceus Ashy Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros coronatus Large Mindanao Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros corynophyllus Telefomin Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros coxi Cox's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros crumeniferus Timor Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros curtis Short-tailed Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros demissus Makira Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros dinops Fierce Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros doriae Borneo Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros durgadasi Durga Das' Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros dyacorum Dayak Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros einnaythu House-dwelling Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros fuliginosus Sooty Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros fulvus Fulvus Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros galeritus Cantor's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros gentilis Andersen's Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros grandis Grand Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros griffini Griffin's Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros halophyllus Thailand Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros hypophyllus Leafletted Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros inexpectatus Crested Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros inornatus McKean's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros jonesi Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros khaokhouayensis Phou Khao Khouay Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros kunzi Kunz's Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros lamottei Lamotte's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros lankadiva Indian Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros larvatus Intermediate Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros lekaguli Large Asian Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros lylei Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros macrobullatus Big-eared Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros madurae Maduran Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros maggietaylorae Maggie Taylor's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros marisae Aellen's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros megalotis Ethiopian Large-eared Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros nequam Malayan Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros nicobarulae Nicobar Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros obscurus Philippine Forest Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros orbiculus Orbiculus Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros papua Biak Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros pelingensis Peleng Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros pendleburyi Pendlebury's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros pomona Pomona Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros pratti Pratt's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros pygmaeus Philippine Pygmy Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ridleyi Ridley's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros rotalis Laotian Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ruber Noack's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros scutinares Shield-nosed Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros sorenseni Sorensen's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros speoris Schneider's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros sumbae Sumban Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros tephrus Maghreb Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros turpis Lesser Roundleaf Bat
Macronycteris commersoni Commerson's Roundleaf Bat
Macronycteris gigas Giant Roundleaf Bat
Macronycteris thomensis Saõ Tomé Leaf-nosed Bat
Macronycteris vittatus Striped Roundleaf Bat

Family: Megadermatidae (False Vampires)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Cardioderma cor Heart-nosed Bat
Eudiscoderma thongareeae Thongaree's Disc-nosed Bat
Lavia frons Yellow-winged Bat
Lyroderma lyra Greater False Vampire Bat
Macroderma gigas Australian False Vampire Bat
Megaderma spasma Lesser False Vampire Bat

Family: Miniopteridae (Long-fingered Bats)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Miniopterus aelleni Aellen's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus africanus African Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus ambohitrensis Montagne d'Ambre Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus arenarius Sandy Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus australis Little Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus blepotis Javanese Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus brachytragos Madagascar Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus egeri Eger's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus eschscholtzii Eschscholtz's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus fraterculus Lesser Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus fuliginosus Little Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus fuscus Southeast Asian Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus gleni Glen's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus griffithsi Griffiths's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus griveaudi Griveaud's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus inflatus Greater Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus macrocneme Small MelanesianLittle Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus maghrebensis Maghrebian Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus magnater Western Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus mahafaliensis Mahafaly Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus majori Major's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus manavi Manavi Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus medius Intermediate Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus minor Least Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus mossambicus Mozambique Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus natalensis Natal Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus newtoni Newton's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus nimbae Nimba Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus orianae Australian Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus pallidus Pallid Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus paululus Philippine Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus petersoni Peterson's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus pusillus Small Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus robustior Loyalty Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus schreibersii Schreibers' Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus shortridgei Shortridge's Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus sororculus Sorocula Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus tristis Great Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus villiersi Villiers' Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus wilsoni Wilson's Long-fingered Bat

Family: Molossidae (Free-tailed Bats)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Austronomus australis White-striped Free-tailed Bat
Austronomus kuboriensis New Guinea Mastiff Bat
Cabreramops aequatorianus Equatorial Dog-faced Bat
Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae Duke Of Abruzzi's Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon ansorgei Ansorge's Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon atsinanana Madagascar Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon bemmeleni Gland-tailed Free-tailed bat
Chaerephon bivittata Spotted Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon bregullae Fijian Mastiff Bat
Chaerephon chapini Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon gallagheri Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon jobimena Black and Red Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon jobensis Northern Mastiff Bat
Chaerephon johorensis Northern Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon leucogaster Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon major Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon nigeriae Nigerian Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon plicata Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pumila Little Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pusillus Unspecifies
Chaerephon russata Russet Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon solomonis Solomons Mastiff Bat
Chaerephon tomensis S o Tom Free-tailed Bat
Cheiromeles parvidens Lesser Naked Bat
Cheiromeles torquatus Hairless Bat
Cynomops abrasus Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops freemani Freeman's Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops greenhalli Greenhall's Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops kuizha Western Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops mastivus Thomas' Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops mexicanus Mexican Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops milleri Miller's Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops paranus Brown Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops planirostris Southern Dog-faced Bat
Cynomops tonkigui Waorani Dog-faced Bat
Eumops auripendulus Black Bonneted Bat
Eumops bonariensis Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Eumops chimaera Chimera's Bonneted Bat
Eumops chiribaya Chiribaya's Bonneted Bat
Eumops dabbenei Big Bonneted Bat
Eumops delticus Delta Bonneted Bat
Eumops ferox Fierce Bonneted Bat
Eumops floridanus Florida Bonneted Bat
Eumops glaucinus Wagner's Bonneted Bat
Eumops hansae Sanborn's Bonneted Bat
Eumops maurus Guianan Bonneted Bat
Eumops nanus Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Eumops patagonicus Patagonian Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Eumops perotis Western Bonneted Bat
Eumops trumbulli Trumbull's Bonneted Bat
Eumops underwoodi Underwood's Bonneted Bat
Eumops wilsoni Wilson's Bonneted Bat
Micronomus norfolkensis Eastern Little Mastiff Bat
Molossops neglectus Rufous Dog-faced Bat
Molossops temminckii Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Molossus alvarezi Alvarez's Mastiff Bat
Molossus aztecus Aztec Mastiff Bat
Molossus bondae Bonda Mastiff Bat
Molossus coibensis Coiban Mastiff Bat
Molossus currentium Thomas's Mastiff Bat
Molossus fentoni Fenton's Mastiff Bat
Molossus fluminensis Southern Black Mastiff Bat
Molossus melini Santa Fe Mastiff Bat
Molossus milleri Pug-nosed Mastiff Bat
Molossus molossus Pallas's Mastiff Bat
Molossus nigricans Northern Black Mastiff Bat
Molossus pretiosus Miller's Mastiff Bat
Molossus rufus Black Mastiff Bat
Molossus sinaloae Sinaloan Mastiff Bat
Molossus verrilli Hispaniolan Mastiff Bat
Mops bakarii Bakari's Free-tailed Bat
Mops brachypterus Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat
Mops condylurus Angolan Free-tailed Bat
Mops congicus Medje Free-tailed Bat
Mops demonstrator Mongalla Free-tailed Bat
Mops leucostigma Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat
Mops midas Midas Free-tailed Bat
Mops mops Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Mops nanulus Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Mops niangarae Niangara Free-tailed Bat
Mops niveiventer White-bellied Free-tailed Bat
Mops petersoni Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Mops sarasinorum Sulawesi Free-tailed Bat
Mops spurrelli Spurrell's Free-tailed Bat
Mops thersites Railer Bat
Mops trevori Trevor's Free-tailed Bat
Mormopterus acetabulosus Natal Free-tailed Bat
Mormopterus doriae Sumatran Mastiff Bat
Mormopterus francoismoutoui Reunion Mastiff Bat
Mormopterus jugularis Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat
Mormopterus kalinowskii Kalinowski's Mastiff Bat
Mormopterus minutus Little Goblin Bat
Mormopterus phrudus Incan Little Mastiff Bat
Myopterus daubentonii Daubenton's Free-tailed Bat
Myopterus whitleyi Bini Free-tailed Bat
Neoplatymops mattogrossensis Mato Grosso Dog-faced Bat
Nyctinomops aurispinosus Peale's Free-tailed Bat
Nyctinomops femorosaccus Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Nyctinomops laticaudatus Broad-eared Bat
Nyctinomops macrotis Big Free-tailed Bat
Otomops formosus Java Mastiff Bat
Otomops harrisoni Harrison's Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops johnstonei Johnstone's Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops madagascariensis Malagasy Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops martiensseni Large-eared Free-tailed Bat
Otomops papuensis Big-eared Mastiff Bat
Otomops secundus Mantled Mastiff Bat
Otomops wroughtoni Wroughton's Free-tailed Bat
Ozimops beccarii Beccari's Mastiff Bat
Ozimops cobourgianus Unspecified
Ozimops halli Cape York Free-tailed Bat
Ozimops kitcheni South-western Freetail Bat
Ozimops loriae Little North-western Free-tailed Bat
Ozimops lumsdenae Northern Free-tailed Bat
Ozimops petersi Inland Free-tailed Bat
Ozimops planiceps Southern Free-tailed Bat
Ozimops ridei Eastern Free-tailed Bat
Platymops setiger Peters's Flat-headed Bat
Promops centralis Big Crested Mastiff Bat
Promops davisoni Davison's Mastiff Bat
Promops nasutus Brown Mastiff Bat
Sauromys petrophilus Roberts's Flat-headed Bat
Setirostris eleryi Bristle-faced Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida aegyptiaca Egyptian Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida fulminans Madagascan Large Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida insignis East Asian Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida latouchei La Touche's Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida lobata Kenyan Big-eared Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida teniotis European Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida ventralis African Giant Free-tailed Bat
Tomopeas ravus Blunt-Eared Bat

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