Bats of the world

ORDER FAMILY GENUS SPECIES COMMON NAME
Megachiroptera  
Pteropodidae - the old world fruit bats  
Acerodon - the island fruit bats  
Acerodon celebensis Sulawesi Fruit Bat
Acerodon humilis Talaud Fruit Bat
Acerodon jubatus Golden capped Fruit Bat
Acerodon leucotis Palawan Fruit Bat
Acerodon lucifer Panay Giant Fruit Bat
Acerodon mackloti Sunda Fruit Bat
Aethalops  
Aethalops alecto Pygmy Fruit Bat
Alionycteris  
Alionycteris paucidentata Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Aproteles  
Aproteles bulmerae Bulmers Fruit Bat
Balionycteris  
Balionycteris maculata Spotted winged Fruit Bat
Boneia  
Boneia bidens Manado Fruit Bat
Casinycteris  
Casinycteris argynnis Short palated Fruit Bat
Chironax  
Chironax melanocephalus Black capped Fruit Bat
Cynopterus - the short nosed fruit bats  
Cynopterus brachyotis Malaysian Short nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus horsfieldi Horsfield's Short nosed fruit bat
Cynopterus nusatenggara Nusatenggara Short nosed fruit bat
Cynopterus sphinx Short nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus titthaecheileus Indonesian Short nosed fruit bat
Dobsonia - the naked-backed fruit bats  
Dobsonia beauforti Beaufort's Naked backed fruit Bat
Dobsonia chapmani Negro's Naked Backed fruit bat
Dobsonia emersa Biak Naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia exoleta Sulawesi Naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia inermis Solomon's naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia minor Lesser naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia moluccensis Moluccan naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia pannietensis Panniet naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia peroni Western naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia praedatrix New Britain naked backed fruit bat
Dobsonia viridis Greenish naked backed fruit bat
Dyacopterus  
Dyacopterus spadiceus Dyak fruit bat
Eidolon - the eidolon fruit bats  
Eidolon dupreanum Madagascar fruit bat
Eidolon helvum Straw coloured fruit bat
Epomophorus - epauletted fruit bats  
Epomophorus angolensis Angolan epauletted fruit bat
Epomophorus gambianus Gambian epauletted fruit bat
Epomophorus grandis Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat
Epomophorus labiatus Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat
Epomophorus minimus East African epauletted fruit bat
Epomophorus wahlbergi Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat
Epomops - the epauletted bats  
Epomops buettikoferi Buettikofer's epauletted bat
Epomops dobsoni Dobson's epauletted bat
Epomops franqueti Franquet's epauletted bat
Haplonycteris  
Haplonycteris fischeri Fischer's pygmy fruit bat
Harpyionycteris - the harpy fruit bats  
Harpyionycteris celebensis Sulawesi harpy fruit bat
Harpyionycteris whiteheadi Whitehead's harpy fruit bat
Hypsignathus  
Hypsignathus monstrosus Hammer headed fruit bat
Latidens  
Latidens salimalii Salim Ali's fruit bat
Megaerops - the tailless fruit bats  
Megaerops ecaudatus Temminck's tailess fruit bat
Megaerops kusnotoi Javan tailless fruit bat
Megaerops niphanae Niphan's tailless fruit bat
Megaerops wetmorei White collared tailless fruit bat
Micropteropus - the dwarf epauletted fruit bats  
Micropteropus intermedius Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Micropteropus pusillus Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Myonycteris - the little collared fruit bats  
Myonycteris brachycephala Sao Tome little collared fruit bat
Myonycteris relicta East African little collared fruit bat
Myonycteris torquata Little collared fruit bat
Nanonycteris  
Nanonycteris veldkampi Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted bat
Neopteryx  
Neopteryx frosti Small toothed fruit bat
Nyctimene - the tube-nosed fruit bats  
Nyctimene aello Broad striped tube
Nyctimene albiventer Common tube nosed bat
Nyctimene celaeno Dark tube nosed bat
Nyctimene cephalotes Pallas's tube nosed bat
Nyctimene certans Mountain tube nosed bat
Nyctimene cyclotis New Guinea tube nosed bat
Nyctimene draconilla Dragon tube nosed bat
Nyctimene major Island tube nosed bat
Nyctimene malaitensis Malaita tube nosed bat
Nyctimene masalai Demonic tube nosed bat
Nyctimene minutus Lesser tube nosed bat
Nyctimene rabori Phillipine tube nosed bat
Nyctimene robinsoni Queensland tube nosed bat
Nyctimene sanctacrucis Nendo tube nosed bat
Nyctimene vizcaccia Umboi tube nosed bat
Otopteropus  
Otopteropus cartilagonodus Luzon fruit bat
Paranyctimene  
Paranyctimene raptor Unstriped tube nosed bat
Penthetor  
Penthetor lucasi Lucas's short nosed bat
Plerotes  
Plerotes anchietai D'Anchieta's fruit bat
Ptenochirus - the dog-faced fruit bats  
Ptenochirus jagori Jagor's dog faced fruit bat
Ptenochirus minor Lesser dog faced fruit bat
Pteralopex - the monkey-faced bats  
Pteralopex acrodonta Fijian monkey faced bat
Pteralopex anceps Bouganville monkey faced bat
Pteralopex atrata Guadalcanal monkey faced bat
Pteralopex pulchra Montane monkey faced bat
Pteropus - the flying foxes  
Pteropus admiralitatum Admirality flying fox
Pteropus aldabrensis Aldabra flying fox
Pteropus alecto Black flying fox
Pteropus anetianus Vanuatu flying fox
Pteropus argentatus Ambon flying fox
Pteropus brunneus Brown flying fox
Pteropus caniceps North Moluccan flying fox
Pteropus chrysoproctus Moluccan flying fox
Pteropus conspicillatus Spectacled flying fox
Pteropus dasymallus Ryukyu flying fox
Pteropus faunulus Erabu flying fox
Pteropus fundatus Banks flying fox
Pteropus giganteus Indian flying fox
Pteropus gilliardi Gilliards flying fox
Pteropus griseus Grey flying fox
Pteropus howensis Ontong Java flying fox
Pteropus hypomelanus Variable flying fox
Pteropus insularis Chuuk flying fox
Pteropus leucopterus Philippine white winged flying fox
Pteropus livingstonei Comoro black flying fox
Pteropus lombocensis Lombok flying fox
Pteropus lylei Lyle's flying fox
Pteropus macrotis Big eared flying fox
Pteropus mahaganus Sanborn's flying fox
Pteropus mariannus Marianas flying fox
Pteropus mearnsi Mearns' flying fox
Pteropus melanopogon Black bearded flying fox
Pteropus melanotus Black eared flying fox
Pteropus molossinus Carloine flying fox
Pteropus neohibernicus Great flying fox
Pteropus niger Mascarene flying fox
Pteropus nitendiensis Temoto flying fox
Pteropus ocularis Seram flying fox
Pteropus ornatus Ornate flying fox
Pteropus personatus Masked flying fox
Pteropus phaeocephalus Mortlock flying fox
Pteropus pilosus Palau flying fox
Pteropus pohlei Geelvink Bay flying fox
Pteropus poliocephalus Grey headed flying fox
Pteropus pselaphon Bonin flying fox
Pteropus pumilus Golden mantled flying fox
Pteropus rayneri Solomons flying fox
Pteropus rodricensis Rodrigues flying fox
Pteropus rufus Madagascar flying fox
Pteropus samoensis Samoan flying fox
Pteropus sanctacrucis Santa Cruz flying fox
Pteropus scapulatus Red flying fox
Pteropus seychellensis Seychelles flying fox
Pteropus speciosus Philippine flying fox
Pteropus subniger Dark flying fox
Pteropus temmincki Temninct's flying fox
Pteropus tokudae Guam flying fox
Pteropus tonganus Pacific flying fox
Pteropus tuberculatus Vanikoro flying fox
Pteropus vampyrus Red necked flying fox
Pteropus vetulus New Caledonia flying fox
Pteropus voeltzkowi Pemba flying fox
Pteropus woodfordi Dwarf flying fox
Rousettus - the rousette fruit bats  
Rousettus aegyptiacus Egyptian rousette
Rousettus amplexicaudatus Geoffroy's rousette
Rousettus angolensis Angola rousette
Rousettus celebensis Sulawesi rousette
Rousettus lanosus Llong haired rousette
Rousettus leschenaulti Leschenault's rousette
Rousettus madagascariensis Madagascar rousette
Rousettus obliviosus Comoro rousette
Rousettus spinalatus Bare backed rousette
Scotonycteris - the west African fruit bats  
Scotonycteris ophiodon Pohle's fruit bat
Scotonycteris zenkeri Zenker's fruit bat
Sphaerias  
Sphaerias blanfordi Blanford's fruit bat
Styloctenium  
Styloctenium wallacei Striped faced fruit bat
Thoopterus  
Thoopterus nigrescens Swift fruit bat
Eonycteris - the dawn fruit bats  
Eonycteris major Dulit fruit bat
Eonycteris spelaea Long tongued dawn fruit bat
Macroglossus - the long-tongued fruit bats  
Macroglossus minimus Small long tongued fruit bat
Macroglossus sobrinus Hill long tongued fruit bat
Megaloglossus  
Megaloglossus woermanni Woermann's bat
Melonycteris - the black-bellied fruit bats  
Melonycteris aurantius Orange fruit bat
Melonycteris melanops Black bellied fruit bat
Melonycteris woodfordi Woodford's fruit bat
Notopteris  
Notopteris macdonaldi Long tailed fruit bat
Syconycteris - the blossom bats  
Syconycteris australis Southern blossom bat
Syconycteris carolinae Halmahera blossom bat
Syconycteris hobbit Moss Forest blossom bat
Rhinopomatidae - mouse tailed bats  
Rhinopoma - the mouse-tailed bats  
Rhinopoma hardwickei Hardwick's mouse tailed bat
Rhinopoma microphyllum Large mouse tailed bat
Rhinopoma muscatellum Small mouse tailed bat
Craseonycteris  
Craseonycteris thonglongyai Hog-nosed bat
Microchiroptera
Emballonuridae - sheath-tailed, ghost & sac-winged bats  
Balantiopteryx - the least sac-winged bats  
Balantiopteryx infusca Ecuadoran sac-winged bat
Balantiopteryx io Thomas' sac-winged bat
Balantiopteryx plicata Peter's sac-winged bat
Centronycteris  
Centronycteris maximiliani - Shaggy bat
Coleura - the african sheath-tailed bats  
Coleura afra East African sheath-tailed bat
Coleura seychellensis Seychelles sheath-tailed bat
Cormura  
Cormura brevirostris Wagner's sac winged bat
Cyttarops  
Cyttarops alecto Short-eared bat
Diclidurus - the white bats  
Diclidurus albus Northern white bat
Diclidurus ingens Greater white bat
Diclidurus isabellus Isabelle's white bat
Diclidurus scutatus Lesser white bat
Emballonura - the old world sheath-tailed bats  
Emballonura alecto Philippine sheath tailed bat
Emballonura atrata Peter's sheath tailed bat
Emballonura beccarii Beccari's sheath tailed bat
Emballonura dianae Rennell Island sheath tailed bat
Emballonura furax Greater sheath tailed bat
Emballonura monticola Lesser sheath tailed bat
Emballonura raffrayana Raffray's sheath tailed bat
Emballonura semicaudata Polynesian sheath tailed bat
Mosia  
Mosia nigrescens Dark sheath-tailed bat
Peropteryx - the dog-like bats  
Peropteryx kappleri Dusky doglike bat
Peropteryx leucoptera Whitewinged dog
Peropteryx macrotis Lesser doglike bat
Rhynchonycteris  
 
Rhynchonycteris naso Tufted bat
Saccolaimus - the pouched bats  
Saccolaimus flaviventris Yellowbellied pouched bat
Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton's pouched bat
Saccolaimus peli Peli's pouched bat
Saccolaimus Pluto Philippine pouched bat
Saccolaimus saccolaimus Whitebellied pouch bat
Saccopteryx - the sac-winged bats  
Saccopteryx bilineata Greater sacwinged bat
Saccopteryx canescens Frosted sacwinged bat
Saccopteryx gymnura Amazon sacwinged bat
Saccopteryx leptura Lesser sacwinged bat
Taphozous - the tomb bats  
Taphozous australis Gould's tomb bat
Taphozous georgianus Sharpnosed tomb bat
Taphozous hamiltoni Hamilton's tomb bat
Taphozous hildegardeae Hildegarde's tomb bat
Taphozous hilli Hill's tomb bat
Taphozous kapalgensis Whitestriped tomb bat
Taphozous longimanus Longwinged tomb bat
Taphozous mauritianus Mauritian tomb bat
Taphozous melanopogon Blackbearded tomb bat
Taphozous nudiventris Nakedrumped tomb bat
Taphozous perforatus Egyptian tomb bat
Taphozous philippinensis Philippine tomb bat
Taphozous theobaldi Theobald's tomb bat
Nycteridae  
Nycteris - the slit-faced bats  
Nycteris arge Bate's slitfaced bat
Nycteris gambiensis Gambian slitfaced bat
Nycteris grandis Large slitfaced bat
Nycteris hispida Hairy slitfaced bat
Nycteris intermedia Intermediate slitfaced bat
Nycteris javanica Javan slitfaced bat
Nycteris macrotis Largeeared slit
Nycteris major Ja slitfaced bat
Nycteris nana Dwarf slitfaced bat
Nycteris thebaica Egyptian slitfaced bat
Nycteris tragata Malaysian slitfaced bat
Nycteris woodi Wood's slitfaced bat
Cardioderma  
Cardioderma cor Heartnosed bat
Lavia  
Lavia frons Yellowwinged bat
Macroderma gigas Australian ghost bat
Megaderma lyra Greater false vampire bat
Megaderma spasma Malayan false vampire bat
Rhinolophus  
Rhinolophus acuminatus Acuminate horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus adami Adam's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus affinis Intermediate horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus alcyone Halcton horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus anderseni Anderson's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus arcuatus Arcuate horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus blasii Blasius' horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus borneensis Bornean horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus canuti Canut's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus capensis Cape horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus celebensis Sulawesi horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus clivosus Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus coelophyllus Croslet horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cognatus Kindred horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cornutus Little Japanese horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus creaghi Creagh's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus darlingi Darling's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus deckenii Decken's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus denti Dent's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus eloquens Eloquent horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus euryale Mediterranean horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus euryotis Broad eared horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greater horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus fumigatus Ruppell's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus guineensis Guinean horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus hildebrandti Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus imaizumii Imaizumi's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus inops Philippine forest horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus keyensis Insular horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus landeri Lander's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus lepidus Blythe's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus luctus Wooly horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus maclaudi Maclaud's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus macrotis Big eared horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus malayanus Malayan horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus marshalli Marshall's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus megaphyllus Smaller horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus mehelyi Mehely's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus mitratus Indian horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus monoceros Taiwan horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus nereis Sea Nymph horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus osgoodi Osgood's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus paradoxolophus Bourret's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus pearsoni Pearson's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus philippinensis Philippine horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus pusillus Least horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus rex King horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus robinsoni Peninsular horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus rouxi Rufous horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus rufus Red horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus sedulous Lesser Wooly horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus shameli Shamel's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus silvestris Forest horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus simplex Lombok horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus simulator Bushveldt horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus stheno Lesser brown horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus subbadius Chestnut horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus subrufus Luzon horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus swinnyi Swinney's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus thomasi Thomas' horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus trifoliatus Trefoil horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus virgo Yellow faced horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus yunanensis Dobson's horseshoe bat
Anthops  
Anthops ornatus Flower faced bat
Asellia - the trident leaf-nosed bats  
Asellia patrizii Patrizi's leaf nosed bat
Asellia tridens Trident leaf nosed bat
Aselliscus tate's trident-nosed bats  
Aselliscus stoliczkanus Stolliczka's trident bat
Aselliscus tricuspidatus Temminck's trident bat
Cloeotis  
Cloeotis percivali Percival's trident bat
Coelops - tailless leaf-nosed bats  
Coelops frithi East Asian tailless leaf nosed bat
Coelops hirsutus Hairy tailless leaf nosed bat
Coelops robinsoni Malayan tailless leaf nosed bat
Hipposideros - round leaf bats  
Hipposideros abae Aba round leaf bat
Hipposideros armiger Himalayan round leaf bat
Hipposideros ater Dusky round leaf bat
Hipposideros beatus Benito round leaf bat
Hipposideros bicolor Bicolored round leaf bat
Hipposideros breviceps Short headed round leaf bat
Hipposideros caffer Sundevall's round leaf bat
Hipposideros calcaratus Spurred round leaf bat
Hipposideros camerunensis Greater round leaf bat
Hipposideros cervinus Fawn round leaf bat
Hipposideros cineraceus Ashy round leaf bat
Hipposideros commersoni Commerson's round leaf bat
Hipposideros coronatus Large Mindanao round leaf bat
Hipposideros corynophyllus Telefomin round leaf bat
Hipposideros coxi Cox's round leaf bat
Hipposideros crumeniferus Timor round leaf bat
Hipposideros curtus Short tailed round leaf bat
Hipposideros Cyclops Cyclop's round leaf bat
Hipposideros diadema Diadem round leaf bat
Hipposideros dinops Fierce round leaf bat
Hipposideros doriae Borneo round leaf bat
Hipposideros dyacorum Dayak round leaf bat
Hipposideros fuliginosus Sooty round leaf bat
Hipposideros fulvus Fulvous round leaf bat
Hipposideros galeritus Cantor's round leaf bat
Hipposideros halophyllus Thailand round leaf bat
Hipposideros inexpectatus Crested round leaf bat
Hipposideros jonesi Jone's round leaf bat
Hipposideros lamottei Lamotte's round leaf bat
Hipposideros lankadiva Indian round leaf bat
Hipposideros larvatus Horsfield's round leaf bat
Hipposideros lekaguli Large Indian round leaf bat
Hipposideros lylei Shield faced round leaf bat
Hipposideros macrobullatus Big eared round leaf bat
Hipposideros maggietaylorae Maggie's round leaf bat
Hipposideros marisae Aellan's round leaf bat
Hipposideros megalotis Ethiopian round leaf bat
Hipposideros muscinus Fly river round leaf bat
Hipposideros nequam Malayan round leaf bat
Hipposideros obscurus Philippine forest round leaf bat
Hipposideros papua Geelvink round leaf bat
Hipposideros Pomona Pomona round leaf bat
Hipposideros pratti Pratt's round leaf bat
Hipposideros pygmaeus Philippine pygmy round leaf bat
Hipposideros ridleyi Ridley's round leaf bat
Hipposideros rubber Noak's round leaf bat
Hipposideros sabanus Least round leaf bat
Hipposideros schistaceus Split round leaf bat
Hipposideros semoni Semon's round leaf bat
Hipposideros speoris Schneider's round leaf bat
Hipposideros stenotis Narrow eared round leaf bat
Hipposideros turpis Lesser round leaf bat
Hipposideros wollastoni Wollaston's round leaf bat
Paracoelops  
Paracoelops megalotis Vietnam leaf nosed bat
Rhinonicteris  
Rhinonicteris aurantia Orange leaf nosed bat
Triaenops - the triple nose-leaf bats  
Triaenops furculus Trouessart's trident bat
Triaenops persicus Persian trident bat
Noctilionidae  
Noctilio - the bulldog bats  
Noctilio albiventris Southern bulldog bat
Noctilio leporinus Greater bulldog bat
Mormoops - the leaf-chinned bats  
Mormoops blainvillii Blainville's leaf-chinned bat
Mormoops megalophylla Peter's leaf-chinned bat
Pteronotus - the naked-backed and leaf-chinned bats  
Pteronotus davyi Davy's naked-backed bat
Pteronotus gymnonotus Big naked-backed bat
Pteronotus macleayii Mac Leay's mustached bat
Pteronotus parnellii Parnell's mustached bat
Pteronotus personatus Wagner's mustached bat
Pteronotus quadridens Sooty mustached bat
Chrotopterus  
Chrotopterus auritus Giant wooly bat
Lonchorhina - the sword nosed bats  
Lonchorhina aurita Tome's sword nosed bat
Lonchorhina fernandezi Fernandez' sword nosed bat
Lonchorhina marinkellei Marinkelle's sword nosed bat
Lonchorhina orinocensis Orinoco sword nosed bat
Macrophyllum  
Macrophyllum macrophyllum Long legged bat
Macrotus - the leaf-nosed bats  
Macrotus californicus California leaf nosed bat
Macrotus waterhousii Waterhouse's leaf nosed bat
Micronycteris - the little big-eared bats  
Micronycteris behnii Behni's big eared bat
Micronycteris brachyotis Yellow throated big
Micronycteris daviesi Davies' big eared bat
Micronycteris hirsute Hairy big eared bat
Micronycteris megalotis Little big eared bat
Micronycteris minuta White bellied big
Micronycteris nicefori Niceforo's big eared bat
Micronycteris pusilla Least big eared bat