This page is a list of species of the order Chiroptera discovered in the 2000s. See also parent page Mammals described in the 2000s.
A new species of flying fox found on Mindoro Island, Philippines. [1]
A new species discovered from the Picard Island (Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles). [2]
A new species found only in Fangshan District, about 100 km southwest of Beijing (China). [3]
This species of stripe-faced fruit bat is known only from the type locality in western Mindoro Island, Philippines. [4]
A new species of Hipposideros described from South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is currently only known from Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, an area of semi-disturbed lowland rainforest. [5]
A new species of small Kerivoula described from peninsular Malaysia. [6]
A new species of Eptesicus from Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Zootaxa 2006 [7]
Two new species described from western South America. L. pattoni is known only from the type locality in the Amazon lowlands of southeastern Peru. L. cadenai was found only on the central Pacific coastal plain, Valle del Cauca, southwestern Colombia. [8]
A species of horseshoe bat from north-east India (Meghalaya state), proposed as distinct from the Intermediate Roundleaf Bat ( H. larvatus ) in 2006. It differs from H. larvatus in having a call at a lower frequency, and having longer ears and forearms. [9]
This is a species from Laos of the H. bicolor subgroup within the family Hipposideridae, with long brown dorsal fur and very light brownish ventral fur, large ears, relatively small and narrow nose-leaf without supplementary leaflets. It is further distinguished by cranial characters and the frequency of its echolocation calls. [10]
A new species of house bat discovered in 2004 and named in 2006. It was discovered living in palm-thatched roofs in the Madagascar village of Marovaza. [11]
A new species was found in mountainous coniferous plantations and mixed forests of coniferous and broadleaf trees in Taiwan. [12]
This new species inhabits the xeric mountain ranges in Central Asia (Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan). [13]
A species described from the lowland forests of eastern Peru and northwestern Bolivia. [14]
This new species inhabits montane cloud forests in the Andes of northern Ecuador, and the slopes of the Cordillera de Cóndor and Cordillera del Cutucú in southern Ecuador at elevations 1,300–1,890 m on the eastern and 2,000–2,275 m on the western slopes. [15]
A new genus and species in the tribe Lonchophyllini, subfamily Glossophaginae (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) was described based on the analysis of 4 specimens collected in 3 different localities in a semiarid area of northeastern Brazil. [16]
This is the largest known monkey-faced bat, found on the northwestern Solomon Islands of Bougainville, Buka, Choiseul and Isabel, and some adjacent smaller islands. It has a forearm length of 159mm or more, and a condylobasal skull length of 71 mm or more. Its fur is black with occasional light tipping on the breast. [17]
A new species classified in the R. pearsoni species group inhabits a dipterocarp forest of peninsular Malaysia. [18]
A very small Subsaharan Myotis, with a forearm length of 37 mm, brown dorsal and greyish ventral pelage. [20]
This bat was collected in a degraded gallery forest in Kirirom National Park in Cambodia. It differs from all other Murina species by its second upper incisor being shorter than the first, and from all but one by the insertion of its tail membrane on the base of the first toe. [21]
This new species is known from three localities in western Madagascar (Bemaraha, Mahabo, and Sarodrano). [22]
This new fruit bat was discovered in two bat collections from Malawi. The species is intermediate in size between the sympatric species E. labiatus and E. crypturus . Its wings are relatively broad, its tail membrane is narrow. In females, the 5th palatal ridge is partly between the first upper molars. [23]
This species was caught in northern Madagascar and consists of two typical colour morphs, a reddish one and a medium chocolate brown one. [24]
This bat was found in forests in North Myanmar. It is characterized by the combination of its large size – it is larger than most other Asiatic Kerivoula species – and its unique flattened skull. [25]
This new dwarf bat from Libya differs from its nearest relatives P. pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus chromosomally, and by its larger skull and teeth, and a number of other characters. [26]
A new species currently known only from northwestern Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. [27]
A new species is known only from the type locality in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. [28]
A new species from the Pacific coast of northwestern Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, and Pichincha provinces). [29]
A new species is known from southeastern Peru and northern Bolivia. [30]
This species was discovered in Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. [31]
This is a large leaf-nosed bat from Laos and Vietnam, with a known forearm length of 77.9–82.7 mm and a condylobasal length of 26.5–27.9 mm. It is intermediate between its two nearest relatives and further differs from these in a number of body and skull characters. [32]
This species is only known from the area of Nouméa on New Caledonia and is considered vulnerable by its author. [33]
This species occurs from San Luis Potosi in Mexico to West Panama. [34]
Known from a single locality in Peru. [35]
A species discovered in Zambia. [36]
A species from New Georgia Island and Vangunu Island, Solomon Islands, considered by its author to be critically endangered. [37]
This bat is distinguished by its large tragus, its brownish dorsal pelage, its large thumb and thumb claw, and the form of its penis and penis bone. [38]
A member of the R. maclaudi species group. Was described in 2002. This horseshoe bat species is known from a few specimens taken from Ziama Classified Forest in southeastern Guinea. It is also known from Liberia. [39]
Was described as the smallest of Australian Pteropus species, but in 2004 Helgen found that the specimens on which P. banakrisi is based are all subadult individuals of the Black Flying Fox ( P. alecto ). The name banakrisi becomes a synonym. [40] [41]
Only known from a single locality in Vietnam. [42]
This species is known from Greece, Hungary and France. [43]
This species is known only from the central Cordillera in Colombia. [44]
A species discovered in the Central Cordillera of North Colombia. [45]
This fruit bat species was described in 2001, based on 1 specimen from Papua New Guinea, 7 from Vogelkop, Indonesia, and 1 from Waigeo, Indonesia. It is characterized by its long upper and lower canines and distinguished from its close and sympatric relative P. raptor by its larger size and stronger built. [46]
This new butterfly bat from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo is distinct from other African species of its genus by the combination of the characters size, skull shape, fur colour, and the absence of spotting or reticulation. The authors named the bat G. curryi but later in 2001 the name was corrected to G. curryae. [47] [48]
This species was discovered in the Bale Mountains National Park of Ethiopia, at an altitude of 2760 m. [49]
A species discovered in the western Andes of Colombia. [50]
Described on the basis of two specimens from Tanzania. [51]
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are bats found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically the most varied and diverse family within the order Chiroptera. Most species are insectivorous, but the phyllostomid bats include within their number true predatory species and frugivores. For example, the spectral bat, the largest bat in the Americas, eats vertebrate prey, including small, dove-sized birds. Members of this family have evolved to use food groups such as fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, frogs, other bats, and small vertebrates, and in the case of the vampire bats, even blood.
The Alpine long-eared bat or mountain long-eared bat is a species of long-eared bat. It was originally described from Switzerland and Austria as a species intermediate between the brown long-eared bat and the grey long-eared bat in 1965. It was later described in 2002, from France and Austria, respectively. Despite its name, this species is not restricted to the Alps, being found in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere. It differs from other European long-eared bats, such as the brown long-eared bat, by its white underparts.
The flat-headed myotis is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Mexico where it is found in certain montane forests in the Sierra Madre Oriental in the northeast of the country. Once thought to be extinct, this bat was rediscovered in 2004 by Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales and colleagues. The species is now classified as endangered by the IUCN.
The Cuban fig-eating bat, or white-shouldered bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, found only in the Caribbean. It is the sole extant species in the genus Phyllops, although two other species, P. vetus and P. silvai, are known from fossils.
The Hipposideridae are a family of bats commonly known as the Old World leaf-nosed bats. While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family. Nevertheless, it is most closely related to Rhinolophidae within the suborder Yinpterochiroptera.
The Yinpterochiroptera is a suborder of the Chiroptera, which includes taxa formerly known as megabats and five of the microbat families: Rhinopomatidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, Craseonycteridae, and Megadermatidae. This suborder is primarily based on molecular genetics data. This proposal challenged the traditional view that megabats and microbats form monophyletic groups of bats. Further studies are being conducted, using both molecular and morphological cladistic methodology, to assess its merit.
Yangochiroptera, or Vespertilioniformes, is a suborder of Chiroptera that includes most of the microbat families, except the Rhinopomatidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, and Megadermatidae. These other families, plus the megabats, are seen as part of another suborder, the Yinpterochiroptera. All bats in Yangochiroptera use laryngeal echolocation(LE), which involves the use of high-frequency sounds to detect prey and avoid obstacles.
Kock's mouse-eared bat is a species of mouse-eared bat found in the Republic of the Congo.
Harrison's tube-nosed bat is a species of vesper bats (Vespertilionidae). Within the genus Murina, it belongs to the so-called 'cyclotis-group'.
The orbiculus leaf-nosed bat, also known as the orbiculus roundleaf bat and small disc roundleaf bat, is a species of bat from the family Hipposideridae. The species has been found on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and on peninsular Malaysia.
Paratriaenops is a genus in the bat family Hipposideridae. It is classified in the tribe Triaenopini, along with the closely related genus Triaenops and perhaps the poorly known Cloeotis. The species of Paratriaenops were placed in Triaenops until 2009. Paratriaenops currently contains the following species:
A maternity colony refers to a temporary association of reproductive female bats for giving birth to, nursing, and weaning their pups. The colonies are initiated by pregnant bats. After giving birth, the colony consists of the lactating females and their offspring. After weaning, juveniles will leave the maternity colony, and the colony itself will break apart. The size of a maternity colony is highly variable by species, with some species forming colonies consisting of ten or fewer individuals, while the largest maternity colony in the world in Bracken Cave is estimated to have over 15 million bats.
The shield-nosed leaf-nosed bat or shield-nosed roundleaf bat is a bat from Laos and Vietnam.
The Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat found in Laos and Vietnam. It was described as a new species in 2006. It is considered vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN.
The Kachin woolly bat is a species of bat found in Southeast Asia.
The Marovaza yellow bat or Marovaza house bat is a species of bat found in Madagascar.
Boeadi's roundleaf bat is a species of roundleaf bat found in Indonesia.
The chestnut myotis is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in South Asia.