The Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) is a southeast Asian species of megabat. Despite its scientific name, it feeds exclusively on fruits, nectar, and flowers, like the other flying foxes of the genus Pteropus. It is noted for being one of the...
The Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) is a species of flying fox native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the largest bats in the world. This species is often regarded as vermin due to its destructive tendencies towards fruit farms, but the...
The greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum ) is an insectivorous bat of the genus Rhinolophus. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia. It is the largest of the horseshoe bats in Europe and is thus...
The Common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is an insectivorous bat that is widespread throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa. These bats hibernate in large groups and females migrate during early pregnancy to return to their natal maternity colonies...
The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx ), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia.
The Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) is a small insectivorous bat found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is closely related to its larger cousin, the Greater horseshoe bat. As with all horseshoe bats, the species gets its name...
The serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus ), also known as the common serotine bat, big brown bat, or silky bat, is a fairly large Eurasian bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around 37 cm (15 in) and often hunts in woodland. It sometimes...
The lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis ) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae. It is a small bat that lives in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It weighs between 21 and 32 grams (0.74 and 1.13 oz), and/or 70 to 127...
The northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii ) is the most abundant species of bat in northern Eurasia. It is found from England to Hokkaidō and south to northern India. It is closely related to the serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus ).
The painted bat (Kerivoula picta ) or painted wooly bat is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is also known as "butterfly bat" (projapoti badur ), "rongin chamchika" (coloured bat) or "komola-badami chamchika" (orange-brown...
The greater false vampire bat (Lyroderma lyra ) is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae, the false vampire bats. It is native to Asia. It is also known as the Indian false vampire bat or greater false-vampire
The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (Nyctalus leisleri ), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler
The whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus ) is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, M. mystacinus is often found around human habitation and around water; it is similar to Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii ), from which it was distinguished...
Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei ) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China. It faces persecution from farmers and it is killed for bushmeat...
The parti-coloured bat or rearmouse (Vespertilio murinus ) is a species of vesper bat that lives in temperate Eurasia, from Western and Southern Europe, eastwards over the Caucasus and Iran into Mongolia, north-east China, Korea, Afghanistan and...
The Indian pipistrelle (Pipistrellus coromandra ) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The great evening bat (Ia io ) is the largest bat in the vesper bat family (Vespertilionidae) and the only living species in the genus Ia. It is common to Eastern and Southeastern Asia (China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam), mainly living...
The Japanese house bat or Japanese pipistrelle (Pipistrellus abramus ) is a species of vesper bat. An adult has a body length of 3.6–4.8 cm (1.4–1.9 in), a tail of 2.9–4.0 cm (1.1–1.6 in), and a wing length of 3.2–3.6 cm (1.3–1.4 in). It prefers to...
The cave nectar bat, dawn bat, common dawn bat, common nectar bat or lesser dawn bat (Eonycteris spelaea ) is a species of megabat within the genus Eonycteris. The scientific name of the species was first published by Dobson in 1871.
The pond bat (Myotis dasycneme ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Eurasia from France to Russia and Kazakhstan.
Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus ) is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats. It is one of 10 species in the genus Rousettus.
Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii ) is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Desmarest in 1820.
The birdlike noctule (Nyctalus aviator ) is a species of bat. An adult birdlike noctule has a body length of 7.1-9.5 cm, a tail of 5.5-6.4 cm, and a wing length of 5.8-5.95 cm. It nests in the holes in old trees and buildings, and sometimes in...
The lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii ) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
Savi's pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii sometimes classified as Pipistrellus savii ) is a species of vesper bat found across North West Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It feeds at night on flying insects. In the summer it roosts...
The wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat (Chaerephon plicatus ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines,...
The black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon ) is a species of sac-winged bat.It is found in South and South East Asia.
The Asian parti-colored bat (Vespertilio sinensis ) is a species of parti-coloured bat. An adult Asian parti-colored bat has a body length of 6–7 cm, a tail of 4.3-4.5 cm, and a wing length of 5 cm. Asian parti-colored bats are distributed across...
The fraternal myotis (Myotis frater ) is a species of vesper bat native to East Asia.
The long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus ) is a species of megabat. It is nectarivorous, feeding on nectar from primarily banana flowers. It is found in several countries in South and Southeast Asia.
Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus ), also called the copper-winged bat or black-and-orange myotis, is a species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis, the mouse-eared bats. Favouring mountain forests, it is found throughout Central, Southeast, and East...
The great roundleaf bat, also known as the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros armiger ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. It gives birth to two young a year. It has been...
The lesser Asiatic yellow bat (Scotophilus kuhlii ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.
The Java pipistrelle (Pipistrellus javanicus ) is a species of pipistrelle bat found in South and Southeast Asia, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,...
Rickett's big-footed bat (Myotis pilosus ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in southern and eastern China, Vietnam, and Laos. This species has often been called Myotis ricketti, but the older M. pilosus has priority. The erroneous...
The intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The least pipistrelle (Pipistrellus tenuis ) is a species of vesper bat.
The greater bamboo bat (Tylonycteris robustula ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.It has two...
The little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Japan and possibly China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It has not yet been...
The large myotis (Myotis chinensis ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in central and southeast China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Thailand, and northern Vietnam. It is also expected to occur in northern Laos, but not yet documented there.
Blyth's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus lepidus ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found across southern Asia from Afghanistan to Vietnam. The species can be identified from its pointed, bifid sella.
The Beijing mouse-eared bat, or Peking myotis (Myotis pequinius ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in China.
