List of vespertilionines

Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Vespertilioninae is one of the four subfamilies of Vespertilionidae, itself one of twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this subfamily is called a vespertilionine, or a vesper bat. They are found in all continents besides Antarctica, primarily in caves, forests, and rocky areas, though some species can also be found in shrublands, grasslands, or deserts. They range in size from the pygmy bamboo bat, at 2 cm (1 in) plus a 2 cm (1 in) tail, to the Schreber's yellow bat, at 13 cm (5 in) plus a 10 cm (4 in) tail. Like all bats, vespertilionines are capable of true and sustained flight, and have forearm lengths ranging from 2 cm (1 in) to 7 cm (3 in). They are all insectivorous and eat a variety of insects and spiders, with the exception of the greater noctule bat, which regularly eats small birds. ^{[1] [2]} Almost no vespertilionines have population estimates, though seven species—the New Caledonian wattled bat, Guadeloupe big brown bat, Socotran pipistrelle, Rosevear's serotine, Japanese noctule, Madeira pipistrelle, and Genoways's yellow bat—are categorized as endangered species, and five species—the New Zealand long-tailed bat, New Caledonian long-eared bat, New Guinea big-eared bat, Canary long-eared bat, and Sardinian long-eared bat—are categorized as critically endangered with populations as low as 40. Three species—the Lord Howe long-eared bat, Christmas Island pipistrelle, and Sturdee's pipistrelle—have been made extinct since 1500 CE.

The 275 extant species of Vespertilioninae are divided between 45 genera, ranging in size from 1 to 33 species. A few extinct prehistoric vespertilionine species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed. ^[3]

Conventions

IUCN Red List categories

Conservation status
EX	Extinct (3 species)
EW	Extinct in the wild (0 species)
CR	Critically endangered (5 species)
EN	Endangered (7 species)
VU	Vulnerable (17 species)
NT	Near threatened (14 species)
LC	Least concern (171 species)
Other categories
DD	Data deficient (60 species)
NE	Not evaluated (1 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the vespertilionine's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†". Population figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

Classification

Vespertilioninae, one of the four subfamilies of the family Vespertilionidae, contains 275 extant species divided into 45 genera, plus 3 species that have been made extinct in the modern era.

Subfamily Vespertilioninae

• Genus Antrozous (pallid bat): one species
• Genus Arielulus (gilded sprites): four species
• Genus Baeodon (yellow bats): two species
• Genus Barbastella (barbastelles): four species
• Genus Bauerus (Van Gelder's bat): one species
• Genus Chalinolobus (wattled bats): seven species
• Genus Corynorhinus (American lump-nosed bats): three species
• Genus Eptesicus (serotine bats): twenty-six species
• Genus Euderma (spotted bat): one species
• Genus Falsistrellus (false pipistrelles): two species
• Genus Glauconycteris (butterfly bats): twelve species
• Genus Glischropus (thick-thumbed bats): three species
• Genus Hesperoptenus (false serotines): five species
• Genus Histiotus (big-eared brown bats): seven species
• Genus Hypsugo (Asian pipistrelles): eighteen species
• Genus Ia (great evening bat): one species
• Genus Idionycteris (Allen's big-eared bat): one species
• Genus Laephotis (African long-eared bats): four species
• Genus Lasionycteris (silver-haired bat): one species
• Genus Lasiurus (red bats): seventeen species
• Genus Mimetillus (Moloney's mimic bat): one species
• Genus Neoromicia (serotines): sixteen species
• Genus Nyctalus (noctule bats): eight species
• Genus Nycticeinops (serotines): one species
• Genus Nycticeius (evening bats): three species
• Genus Nyctophilus (Australian big-eared bats): seventeen species (one extinct)
• Genus Otonycteris (long-eared bats): two species
• Genus Parastrellus (canyon bat): one species
• Genus Perimyotis (tricolored bat): one species
• Genus Pharotis (New Guinea big-eared bat): one species
• Genus Philetor (Rohu's bat): one species
• Genus Pipistrellus (pipistrelles): thirty-three species (two extinct)
• Genus Plecotus (lump-nosed bats): sixteen species
• Genus Rhogeessa (yellow bats): eleven species
• Genus Rhyneptesicus (Sind bat): one species
• Genus Scoteanax (Rüppell's broad-nosed bat): one species
• Genus Scotoecus (lesser house bats): five species
• Genus Scotomanes (harlequin bat): one species
• Genus Scotophilus (Old World yellow bats): eighteen species
• Genus Scotorepens (broad-nosed bats): four species
• Genus Scotozous (Dormer's bat): one species
• Genus Thainycteris (Collared sprite): one species
• Genus Tylonycteris (bamboo bats): three species
• Genus Vespadelus (forest bats): nine species
• Genus Vespertilio (parti-coloured bats): two species

Vespertilionines

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists. ^[4]

Genus Antrozous – H. Allen, 1862 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Pallid bat	A. pallidus (LeConte, 1856)	Western North America and Cuba	Size: 5–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [6]	LC  Unknown [6]

Genus Arielulus – Hill & Harrison, 1987 – four species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Bronze sprite	A. circumdatus (Temminck, 1840)	Southeastern Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [8]	LC  Unknown [8]
Coppery sprite	A. cuprosus Hill & Francis, 1984	Malaysia	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [9]	VU  Unknown [9]
Necklace sprite	A. torquatus (Csorba & Lee, 1999)	Taiwan	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [10]	LC  Unknown [10]
Social sprite	A. societatis Hill, 1972	Malay Peninsula	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [11]	LC  Unknown [11]

Genus Baeodon – Miller, 1906 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Allen's yellow bat	B. alleni Thomas, 1892	Southern Mexico	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [12]	LC  Unknown [12]
Slender yellow bat	B. gracilis Miller, 1897	Southern Mexico	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail about 3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [13]	LC  Unknown [13]

Genus Barbastella – Gray, 1821 – four species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Arabian barbastelle	B. leucomelas (Cretzschmar, 1826)	Egypt and western Asia	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, rocky areas, and caves [14]	LC  Unknown [14]
Beijing barbastelle	B. beijingensis Zhang, Han, Jones, Lin, Zhang, Zhu, Huang, & Zhang, 2007	China	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest and caves [15]	DD  Unknown [15]
Eastern barbastelle	B. darjelingensis (Hodgson, 1855)	Southern and eastern Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest and caves [16]	LC  Unknown [16]
Western barbastelle	B. barbastellus (Schreber, 1774)	Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, rocky areas, and caves [17]	NT  Unknown [17]

Genus Bauerus – Van Gelder, 1959 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Van Gelder's bat	B. dubiaquercus Van Gelder, 1959	Southern Mexico and Central America	Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 5–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [18]	NT  Unknown [18]

Genus Chalinolobus – Peters, 1866 – seven species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Chocolate wattled bat	C. morio (Gray, 1841)	Australia	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and caves [20]	LC  Unknown [20]
Gould's wattled bat	C. gouldii (G. R. Gray, 1841)	Australia	Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland [22]	LC  Unknown [22]
Hoary wattled bat	C. nigrogriseus Gould, 1852	Northern Australia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland [23]	LC  Unknown [23]
Large-eared pied bat	C. dwyeri Ryan, 1966	Eastern Australia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and caves [24]	VU  Unknown [24]
Little pied bat	C. picatus Gould, 1852	Eastern Australia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland [25]	NT  Unknown [25]
New Caledonian wattled bat	C. neocaledonicus Revilliod, 1914	New Caledonia	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Shrubland [26]	EN  1,500–2,000 [26]
New Zealand long-tailed bat	C. tuberculatus (Forster, 1844)	New Zealand	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [27]	CR  Unknown [27]

Genus Corynorhinus – H. Allen, 1865 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Mexican big-eared bat	C. mexicanus Allen, 1916	Mexico	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest and caves [29]	NT  Unknown [29]
Rafinesque's big-eared bat	C. rafinesquii Lesson, 1827	Eastern United States	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest and caves [30]	LC  Unknown [30]
Townsend's big-eared bat	C. townsendii Cooper, 1837	Western and eastern North America	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Caves, shrubland, and forest [31]	LC  Unknown [31]

Genus Eptesicus – Rafinesque, 1820 – 26 species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Anatolian serotine	E. anatolicus Felten, 1971	Western Asia and Egypt	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [33]	LC  Unknown [33]
Argentine brown bat	E. furinalis d'Orbigny & Gervais, 1847	Mexico, Central America, and South America	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [34]	LC  Unknown [34]
Big brown bat	E. fuscus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796) Twelve subspecies E. f. bahamensis E. f. bernardinus E. f. dutertreus E. f. fuscus E. f. hispaniolae E. f. lynni E. f. miradorensis E. f. osceola E. f. pallidus E. f. peninsulae E. f. petersoni E. f. wetmorei	North America and northern South America	Size: 5–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–6 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [35]	LC  Unknown [35]
Bobrinski's serotine	E. bobrinskoi Kuzyakin, 1935	Kazakhstan	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Desert [36]	DD  Unknown [36]
Botta's serotine	E. bottae (Peters, 1869) Seven subspecies E. b. anatolicus E. b. bottae E. b. hingstoni E. b. innesi E. b. ognevi E. b. omanensis E. b. taftanimontis	Western Asia and Egypt	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Shrubland, rocky areas, and desert [37]	LC  Unknown [37]
Brazilian brown bat	E. brasiliensis Desmarest, 1819 Four subspecies E. b. argentinus E. b. brasiliensis E. b. melanopterus E. b. thomasi	Southern Mexico, Central America, and South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [38]	LC  Unknown [38]
Chiriquinan serotine	E. chiriquinus Thomas, 1920	Central America and northern South America	Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [39]	LC  Unknown [39]
Diminutive serotine	E. diminutus Osgood, 1915 Two subspecies E. d. diminutus E. d. fidelis	Northern and southeastern South America	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [40]	LC  Unknown [40]
Gobi big brown bat	E. gobiensis Bóbrinski, 1926 Three subspecies E. g. centrasiaticus E. g. gobiensis E. g. kashgaricus	Central Asia	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert [41]	LC  Unknown [41]
Guadeloupe big brown bat	E. guadeloupensis Genoways & Baker, 1975	Island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [42]	EN  Unknown [42]
Harmless serotine	E. innoxius (Gervais, 1841)	Western South America	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [43]	NT  Unknown [43]
Horn-skinned bat	E. floweri De Winton, 1901	North-central Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Desert, grassland, and shrubland [44]	LC  Unknown [44]
Japanese short-tailed bat	E. japonensis Imaizumi, 1953	Japan	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [45]	VU  Unknown [45]
Kobayashi's bat	E. kobayashii (Mori, 1928)	Korea	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Unknown [46]	DD  Unknown [46]
Lagos serotine	E. platyops Thomas, 1901	Nigeria	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Unknown [47]	DD  Unknown [47]
Little black serotine	E. andinus (Allen, 1914)	Northern and central South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Unknown [48]	LC  Unknown [48]
Long-tailed house bat	E. hottentotus Smith, 1833 Three subspecies E. h. bensoni E. h. hottentotus E. h. portavernus	Southern Africa	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–6 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Rocky areas, inland wetlands, grassland, shrubland, savanna, and forest [49]	LC  Unknown [49]
Meridional serotine	E. isabellinus Temminck, 1840	Northwestern Africa and Spain	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland [50]	LC  Unknown [50]
Northern bat	E. nilssonii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) Two subspecies E. n. nilssonii E. n. parvus	Europe and northern Asia	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, caves, and desert [51]	LC  Unknown [51]
Ognev's serotine	E. ognevi Bóbrinski, 1918	West-central Asia	Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Shrubland, rocky areas, and desert [52]	LC  Unknown [52]
Oriental serotine	E. pachyomus Tomes, 1857	Western and Eastern Asia	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and caves [53]	LC  Unknown [53]
Serotine bat	E. serotinus (Schreber, 1774) Ten subspecies E. s. andersoni E. s. boscai E. s. horikawai E. s. isabellinus E. s. pachyomus E. s. pallens E. s. pashtonus E. s. serotinus E. s. shirazensis E. s. turcomanus	Europe and Asia	Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 3–7 cm (1–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, rocky areas, and caves [54]	LC  Unknown [54]
Sombre bat	E. tatei Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951	India	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [55]	DD  Unknown [55]
Surat helmeted bat	E. dimissus (Thomas, 1916)	Scattered southeastern Asia	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Unknown [56]	DD  Unknown [56]
Taddei's serotine	E. taddeii Miranda, Bernardi, & Passos, 2006	Southern Brazil	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [57]	DD  Unknown [57]
Thick-eared bat	E. pachyotis Dobson, 1871	Eastern Asia	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [58]	LC  Unknown [58]

Genus Euderma – H. Allen, 1892 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Spotted bat	E. maculatum (Allen, 1891)	Western North America	Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest, caves, and desert [59]	LC  Unknown [59]

Genus Falsistrellus – Troughton, 1943 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern false pipistrelle	F. tasmaniensis (Gould, 1858)	Eastern Australia	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [60]	VU  Unknown [60]
Western false pipistrelle	F. mackenziei Kitchener, Caputi, & Jones, 1986	Western Australia	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [61]	NT  Unknown [61]

Genus Glauconycteris – Dobson, 1875 – twelve species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Abo bat	G. poensis (Gray, 1842)	Western and central Africa	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [62]	LC  Unknown [62]
Allen's spotted bat	G. humeralis Allen, 1917	Central Africa	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [64]	DD  Unknown [64]
Allen's striped bat	G. alboguttata Allen, 1917	Central Africa	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [65]	LC  Unknown [65]
Beatrix's bat	G. beatrix Thomas, 1901	Western and central Africa	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [66]	LC  Unknown [66]
Bibundi bat	G. egeria Thomas, 1913	Central Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest and unknown [67]	DD  Unknown [67]
Curry's bat	G. curryae Eger & Schlitter, 2001	Central Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [68]	DD  Unknown [68]
Glen's wattled bat	G. gleni Peterson & Smith, 1973	Central Africa	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [69]	DD  Unknown [69]
Kenyan wattled bat	G. kenyacola Peterson, 1982	Kenya	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Unknown [70]	DD  Unknown [70]
Machado's butterfly bat	G. machadoi Hayman, 1963	Angola	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail about 5 cm (2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [71]	DD  Unknown [71]
Pied butterfly bat	G. superba Hayman, 1939	Western and central Africa	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [72]	LC  Unknown [72]
Silvered bat	G. argentata (Dobson, 1875)	Central Africa	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest and savanna [73]	LC  Unknown [73]
Variegated butterfly bat	G. variegata (Tomes, 1875)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Shrubland, savanna, and forest [74]	LC  Unknown [74]

Genus Glischropus – Dobson, 1875 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Common thick-thumbed bat	G. tylopus (Dobson, 1875) Two subspecies G. t. batjanus G. t. tylopus	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 4 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest [76]	LC  Unknown [76]
Indochinese thick-thumbed bat	G. bucephalus Csorba, 2011	Southeastern Asia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest [77]	LC  Unknown [77]
Javan thick-thumbed bat	G. javanus Chasen, 1939	Indonesia	Size: About 4 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail about 3 cm (1 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest [78]	DD  Unknown [78]

Genus Hesperoptenus – Peters, 1868 – five species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Blanford's bat	H. blanfordi Dobson, 1877	Southeastern Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest and caves [79]	LC  Unknown [79]
False serotine bat	H. doriae (Peters, 1868)	Malaysia	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [80]	DD  Unknown [80]
Gaskell's false serotine	H. gaskelli Hill, 1983	Indonesia	Size: Unknown length about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [81]	DD  Unknown [81]
Large false serotine	H. tomesi Thomas, 1905	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 7 cm (3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 5–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [82]	VU  Unknown [82]
Tickell's bat	H. tickelli Blyth, 1851	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest and caves [83]	LC  Unknown [83]

Genus Histiotus – Gervais, 1856 – seven species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Big-eared brown bat	H. macrotus (Poeppig, 1835)	Southern South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Caves [84]	LC  Unknown [84]
Humboldt big-eared brown bat	H. humboldti Handley, 1996	Northern South America	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [85]	DD  Unknown [85]
Small big-eared brown bat	H. montanus Philippi & Landbeck, 1861	Western and southern South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest and caves [86]	LC  Unknown [86]
Southern big-eared brown bat	H. magellanicus Philippi, 1866	Southern South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [87]	LC  Unknown [87]
Strange big-eared brown bat	H. alienus Thomas, 1916	Southern South America	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail about 5 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Unknown [88]	DD  Unknown [88]
Thomas's big-eared brown bat	H. laephotis Thomas, 1916	Central South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [89]	LC  Unknown [89]
Tropical big-eared brown bat	H. velatus Geoffroy, 1824	Central and western South America	Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [32] Habitat: Forest [90]	DD  Unknown [90]

Genus Hypsugo – Kolenati, 1856 – eighteen species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Alashanian pipistrelle	H. alaschanicus Bóbrinski, 1926	Eastern Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and caves [91]	LC  Unknown [91]
Anthony's pipistrelle	H. anthonyi (Tate, 1942)	Myanmar	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [92]	DD  Unknown [92]
Arabian pipistrelle	H. arabicus Harrison, 1979	Southwestern Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Shrubland, inland wetlands, and desert [93]	DD  Unknown [93]
Big-eared pipistrelle	H. macrotis (Temminck, 1840)	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [95]	DD  Unknown [95]
Broad-headed serotine	H. crassulus (Thomas, 1904)	Western and central Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest [96]	LC  Unknown [96]
Brown pipistrelle	H. imbricatus (Horsfield, 1824)	Southeastern Asia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [97]	LC  Unknown [97]
Burma pipistrelle	H. lophurus (Thomas, 1915)	Myanmar	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest and grassland [98]	DD  Unknown [98]
Cadorna's pipistrelle	H. cadornae (Thomas, 1916)	Southeastern Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest and caves [99]	LC  Unknown [99]
Chinese pipistrelle	H. pulveratus (Peters, 1870)	Eastern and southeastern Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [100]	LC  Unknown [100]
Chocolate pipistrelle	H. affinis Dobson, 1871	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest [101]	LC  Unknown [101]
Desert pipistrelle	H. ariel (Thomas, 1904)	Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Shrubland, rocky areas, and desert [102]	DD  Unknown [102]
Joffre's bat	H. joffrei (Thomas, 1915)	Myanmar	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [103]	DD  Unknown [103]
Kirindy serotine	H. bemainty (Goodman, Rakotondramanana, Ramasindrazana, Kearney, Monadjem, Schoeman, Taylor, Naughton, & Appleton, 2015)	Madagascar	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Inland wetlands and forest [104]	LC  Unknown [104]
Long-toothed pipistrelle	H. dolichodon Görföl, Csorba, Eger, & Francis, 2014	Southeastern Asia	Size: Unknown length 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest and caves [105]	DD  Unknown [105]
Mouselike pipistrelle	H. musciculus Thomas, 1913	Western and central Africa	Size: About 4 cm (2 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest and savanna [106]	DD  Unknown [106]
Savi's pipistrelle	H. savii Bonaparte, 1837	Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, rocky areas, and desert [107]	LC  Unknown [107]
Socotran pipistrelle	H. lanzai Benda, Al-Jumaily, Reiter, & Nasher, 2011	Socotra island in Yemen	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Savanna and shrubland [108]	EN  Unknown [108]
Vordermann's pipistrelle	H. vordermanni Jentink, 1890	Southeastern Asia	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest [109]	DD  Unknown [109]

Genus Ia – Thomas, 1902 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Great evening bat	I. io Thomas, 1902	Eastern Asia	Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in), plus 4–9 cm (2–4 in) tail 6–9 cm (2–4 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest and caves [110]	NT  Unknown [110]

Genus Idionycteris – Anthony, 1923 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Allen's big-eared bat	I. phyllotis G. M. Allen, 1916	Western United States and Mexico	Size: About 7 cm (3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest, caves, and desert [111]	LC  Unknown [111]

Genus Laephotis – Thomas, 1901 – four species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Angolan long-eared bat	L. angolensis Monard, 1935	Central Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Savanna [112]	DD  Unknown [112]
Botswana long-eared bat	L. botswanae Setzer, 1971	Southern Africa	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Savanna and inland wetlands [113]	LC  Unknown [113]
De Winton's long-eared bat	L. wintoni Thomas, 1901	Eastern Africa	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland [114]	LC  Unknown [114]
Namib long-eared bat	L. namibensis Setzer, 1971	Southern Africa	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Savanna and desert [115]	LC  Unknown [115]

Genus Lasionycteris – Peters, 1866 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Silver-haired bat	L. noctivagans (Conte, 1831)	North America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [116]	LC  Unknown [116]

Genus Lasiurus – Gray, 1831 – seventeen species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Big red bat	L. egregius (Peters, 1870)	Eastern South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [118]	DD  Unknown [118]
Cinnamon red bat	L. varius (Poeppig, 1835)	Southern South America	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [119]	LC  Unknown [119]
Cuban yellow bat	L. insularis (Hall & Jones, 1961)	Cuba	Size: 8–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 6–9 cm (2–4 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [120]	VU  Unknown [120]
Eastern red bat	L. borealis O. F. Müller, 1776	North America	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [121]	LC  Unknown [121]
Greater red bat	L. atratus Handley, 1996	Northern South America	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [122]	LC  Unknown [122]
Hairy-tailed bat	L. ebenus Fazzolari-Corrêa, 1994	Brazil	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail about 5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [123]	DD  Unknown [123]
Hoary bat	L. cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796) Three subspecies L. c. cinereus L. c. semotus (Hawaiian hoary bat) L. c. villosissimus	North America and South America	Size: 8–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest and caves [124]	LC  Unknown [124]
Jamaican red bat	L. degelidus Miller, 1931	Jamaica	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [125]	VU  Unknown [125]
Minor red bat	L. minor Miller, 1931	Caribbean	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [126]	VU  Unknown [126]
Northern yellow bat	L. intermedius (H. Allen, 1862) Two subspecies L. i. floridanus L. i. intermedius	Southern North America and Central America	Size: About 8 cm (3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [127]	LC  Unknown [127]
Pfeiffer's red bat	L. pfeifferi Gundlach, 1861	Cuba	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Unknown [128]	NT  Unknown [128]
Saline red bat	L. salinae (Thomas, 1902)	North America and South America	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Shrubland [129]	DD  Unknown [129]
Seminole bat	L. seminolus (Rhoads, 1895)	Southeastern United States	Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [130]	LC  Unknown [130]
Southern red bat	L. blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826) Four subspecies L. b. blossevillii L. b. brachyotis L. b. frantzii L. b. teliotis	North America and South America	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest and savanna [131]	LC  Unknown [131]
Southern yellow bat	L. ega Gervais, 1856 Five subspecies L. e. argentinus L. e. caudatus L. e. ega L. e. fuscatus L. e. panamensis	Mexico, Central America, and South America	Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [132]	LC  Unknown [132]
Tacarcuna bat	L. castaneus Handley, 1960	Central America	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [133]	DD  Unknown [133]
Western yellow bat	L. xanthinus Thomas, 1897	Southern North America	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest and savanna [134]	LC  Unknown [134]

Genus Mimetillus – Thomas, 1904 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Moloney's mimic bat	M. moloneyi (Thomas, 1891)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and savanna [135]	LC  Unknown [135]

Genus Neoromicia – Roberts, 1926 – sixteen species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Banana serotine	N. nana Peters, 1852	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and unknown [136]	LC  Unknown [136]
Cape serotine	N. capensis (A. Smith, 1829)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland [137]	LC  Unknown [137]
Dark-brown serotine	N. brunnea (Thomas, 1880)	Western Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest [138]	NT  Unknown [138]
Heller's serotine	N. helios (Heller, 1912)	Eastern Africa	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Unknown [139]	DD  Unknown [139]
Isabelline white-winged serotine	N. isabella Decher, Hutterer, & Monadjem, 2015	Liberia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest [140]	DD  Unknown [140]
Isalo serotine	N. malagasyensis (Peterson, Eger, & Mitchell, 1995)	Madagascar	Size: Unknown length, plus about 3 cm (1 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [141]	VU  Unknown [141]
Malagasy serotine	N. matroka (Thomas & Schwann, 1905)	Madagascar	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [142]	LC  Unknown [142]
Melck's house bat	N. melckorum Roberts, 1919	Eastern Africa	Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Savanna [143]	DD  Unknown [143]
Rendall's serotine	N. rendalli (Thomas, 1889)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 3–7 cm (1–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Savanna and shrubland [144]	LC  Unknown [144]
Roberts's serotine	N. robertsi Goodman, Taylor, Ratrimomanarivo, & Hoofer, 2012	Madagascar	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Inland wetlands [145]	DD  Unknown [145]
Rosevear's serotine	N. roseveari (Monadjem, Richards, Taylor, & Stoffberg, 2013)	Western Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest [146]	EN  Unknown [146]
Somali serotine	N. somalica (Thomas, 1901)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest and savanna [147]	LC  Unknown [147]
Tiny serotine	N. guineensis (Bocage, 1889)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 3–4 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Savanna and shrubland [148]	LC  Unknown [148]
White-winged serotine	N. tenuipinnis (Peters, 1872)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest and savanna [149]	LC  Unknown [149]
Yellow serotine	N. flavescens (Seabra, 1900)	Southeastern Africa	Size: Habitat: Forest, savanna, and inland wetlands [150]	DD  Unknown [150]
Zulu serotine	N. zuluensis (Roberts, 1924)	Southern and eastern Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and desert [151]	LC  Unknown [151]

Genus Nyctalus – Bowdich, 1825 – eight species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Azores noctule	N. azoreum Thomas, 1901	Azores islands	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [152]	VU  2,000–5,000 [152]
Birdlike noctule	N. aviator Thomas, 1911	Eastern Asia	Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest [153]	NT  Unknown [153]
Chinese noctule	N. plancyi Gerbe, 1880 Two subspecies N. p. plancyi N. p. velutinus	Eastern Asia	Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [154]	LC  Unknown [154]
Common noctule	N. noctula (Schreber, 1774) Four subspecies N. n. labiata N. n. lebanoticus N. n. mecklenburzevi N. n. noctula	Europe and Asia	Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Caves, inland wetlands, and forest [155]	LC  Unknown [155]
Greater noctule bat	N. lasiopterus (Schreber, 1780)	Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia	Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in), plus 4–8 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [156] Diet: Insects and birds [2]	VU  0–10,000 [156]
Japanese noctule	N. furvus Imaizumi & Yoshiyuki, 1968	Japan	Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest [157]	EN  Unknown [157]
Lesser noctule	N. leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) Two subspecies N. l. leisleri N. l. verrucosus	Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia	Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and rocky areas [158]	LC  Unknown [158]
Mountain noctule	N. montanus Barrett-Hamilton, 1906	Central Asia	Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [159]	LC  Unknown [159]

Genus Nycticeinops – Hill & Harrison, 1987 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Schlieffen's serotine	N. schlieffeni (Peters, 1869)	Africa	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and desert [160]	LC  Unknown [160]

Genus Nycticeius – Rafinesque, 1819 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Cuban evening bat	N. cubanus Gundlach, 1861	Western Cuba	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Unknown [162]	NT  Unknown [162]
Evening bat	N. humeralis (Rafinesque, 1818) Three subspecies N. h. humeralis N. h. mexicanus N. h. subtropicalis	Southern North America	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Forest [163]	LC  Unknown [163]
Temminck's mysterious bat	N. aenobarbus Temminck, 1840	South America	Size: About 4 cm (2 in), plus about 2 cm (1 in) tail about 3 cm (1 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: [164]	DD  Unknown [164]

Genus Nyctophilus – Leach, 1821 – seventeen species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Arnhem long-eared bat	N. arnhemensis Johnson, 1959	Northern Australia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and savanna [165]	LC  Unknown [165]
Eastern long-eared bat	N. bifax Thomas, 1915 Two subspecies N. b. bifax N. b. daedalus	Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [166]	LC  Unknown [166]
Gould's long-eared bat	N. gouldi Tomes, 1858	Eastern and western Australia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [167]	LC  Unknown [167]
Greater long-eared bat	N. timoriensis Geoffroy, 1806 Three subspecies N. t. major N. t. sherrini N. t. timoriensis	Southeastern Asia	Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest	NE  Unknown
Holts' long-eared bat	N. holtorum Parnaby, King, & Eldridge, 2021	Western Australia	Size: Unknown length, plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [168]	LC  Unknown [168]
Lesser long-eared bat	N. geoffroyi Leach, 1821 Three subspecies N. g. geoffroyi N. g. pacificus N. g. pallescens	Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland [169]	LC  Unknown [169]
Lord Howe long-eared bat†	N. howensis McKean, 1975	Lord Howe Island in Australia	Size: Unknown length Habitat: Unknown [170]	EX  0 [170]
Mount Missim long-eared bat	N. shirleyae Parnaby, 2009	Papua New Guinea	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [171]	DD  Unknown [171]
New Caledonian long-eared bat	N. nebulosus Parnaby, 2002.	New Caledonia	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [172]	CR  150–250 [172]
New Guinea long-eared bat	N. microtis Thomas, 1888	Papua New Guinea	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and caves [173]	LC  Unknown [173]
Pallid long-eared bat	N. daedalus Thomas, 1915	Northern Australia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [174]	LC  10,000 [174]
Pygmy long-eared bat	N. walkeri Thomas, 1892	Northern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest and savanna [175]	LC  Unknown [175]
Small-toothed long-eared bat	N. microdon Laurie & Hill, 1954	Papua New Guinea	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Caves [176]	LC  Unknown [176]
Southeastern long-eared bat	N. corbeni Parnaby, 2009	Australia	Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [177]	VU  Unknown [177]
Sunda long-eared bat	N. heran Kitchener, How, & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991	Indonesia	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [178]	DD  Unknown [178]
Tasmanian long-eared bat	N. sherrini Thomas, 1915	Tasmania	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [179]	VU  8,000–10,000 [179]
Western long-eared bat	N. major Gray, 1844	Southwestern Australia	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [180]	LC  10,000 [180]

Genus Otonycteris – Peters, 1859 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Desert long-eared bat	O. hemprichii Peters, 1859	Northern Africa and western Asia	Size: 5–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Shrubland, rocky areas, and desert [181]	LC  Unknown [181]
Turkestani long-eared bat	O. leucophaea (N. A. Severcov, 1873)	Western Asia	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Desert and grassland [182]	DD  Unknown [182]

Genus Parastrellus – Hoofer, Van Den Bussche, & Horáček, 2006 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Canyon bat	P. hesperus (H. Allen, 1864)	Western United States and Mexico (in red)	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest, grassland, rocky areas, caves, and desert [183]	LC  Unknown [183]

Genus Perimyotis – Menu, 1984 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Tricolored bat	P. subflavus (F. Cuvier, 1832) Four subspecies P. s. clarus P. s. floridanus P. s. subflavus P. s. veraecrucis	Eastern North America (in yellow)	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves [184]	VU  Unknown [184]

Genus Pharotis – Thomas, 1914 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
New Guinea big-eared bat	P. imogene Thomas, 1914	Papua New Guinea	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [19] Habitat: Forest [185]	CR  40–50 [185]

Genus Philetor – Thomas, 1902 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Rohu's bat	P. brachypterus Temminck, 1840	Southeastern Asia	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest and grassland [186]	LC  Unknown [186]

Genus Pipistrellus – Kaup, 1829 – 33 species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Aellen's pipistrelle	P. inexspectatus Aellen, 1959	Western Africa	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and savanna [188]	DD  Unknown [188]
Angulate pipistrelle	P. angulatus Peters, 1880 Two subspecies P. a. angulatus P. a. ponceleti	Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and caves [189]	LC  Unknown [189]
Broad-headed serotine	P. crassulus (Thomas, 1904)	Central and western Africa	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest [96]	LC  Unknown [96]
Christmas Island pipistrelle†	P. murrayi (Andrews, 1900)	Christmas Island in Australia	Size: Unknown length Habitat: Forest [190]	EX  0 [190]
Common pipistrelle	P. pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) Two subspecies P. p. aladdin P. p. pipistrellus	Europe, northern Africa, and Asia	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, and caves [191]	LC  Unknown [191]
Dar es Salaam pipistrelle	P. permixtus Aellen, 1957	Tanzania	Size: About 4 cm (2 in), plus about 3 cm (1 in) tail about 3 cm (1 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [192]	DD  Unknown [192]
Dobson's pipistrelle	P. grandidieri (Dobson, 1876)	Western and eastern Africa	Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [94] Habitat: Forest, savanna, and inland wetlands [193]	DD  Unknown [193]
Dusky pipistrelle	P. hesperidus (Temminck, 1840) Three subspecies P. h. fuscatus P. h. hesperidus P. h. subtilis	Madagascar	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and savanna [194]	LC  Unknown [194]
Endo's pipistrelle	P. endoi Imaizumi, 1959	Japan	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [195]	NT  Unknown [195]
Forest pipistrelle	P. adamsi Kitchener, Caputi, & Jones, 1986	Northern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Savanna and forest [196]	LC  Unknown [196]
Greater Papuan pipistrelle	P. collinus Thomas, 1920	Island of New Guinea	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [197]	LC  Unknown [197]
Hanak's pipistrelle	P. hanaki Hulva & Benda, 2004	Crete and Libya	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, and rocky areas [198]	VU  Unknown [198]
Indian pipistrelle	P. coromandra Gray, 1838	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and caves [199]	LC  Unknown [199]
Japanese house bat	P. abramus (Temminck, 1840)	Eastern Asia	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest, grassland, inland wetlands, and intertidal marine [200]	LC  Unknown [200]
Java pipistrelle	P. javanicus Gray, 1838 Five subspecies P. j. babu P. j. camortae P. j. javanicus P. j. meyeni P. j. peguensis	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Caves and forest [201]	LC  Unknown [201]
Kelaart's pipistrelle	P. ceylonicus Kelaart, 1852 Seven subspecies P. c. borneanus P. c. ceylonicus P. c. indicus P. c. raptor P. c. shanorum P. c. subcanus P. c. tongfangensis	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and caves [202]	LC  Unknown [202]
Kuhl's pipistrelle	P. kuhlii Kuhl, 1817 Three subspecies P. k. ikhwanius P. k. kuhlii P. k. lepidus	Europe, western Asia, northern Africa, and Madagascar	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland [203]	LC  Unknown [203]
Least pipistrelle	P. tenuis (Temminck, 1840) Eight subspecies P. t. mimus P. t. murrayi P. t. nitidus P. t. ponceleti P. t. portensis P. t. sewelanus P. t. subulidens P. t. tenuis	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland [204]	LC  Unknown [204]
Lesser Papuan pipistrelle	P. papuanus Peters & Doria, 1881	Indonesia and Papua New Guinea	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [205]	LC  Unknown [205]
Madeira pipistrelle	P. maderensis Dobson, 1878	Azores, Madeira Island and the Canary Islands	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [206]	EN  2,000–2,500 [206]
Minahassa pipistrelle	P. minahassae von Meyer, 1899	Indonesia	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail about 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Unknown [207]	DD  Unknown [207]
Mount Gargues pipistrelle	P. aero Heller, 1912	Kenya and Ethiopia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [208]	DD  Unknown [208]
Mount Popa pipistrelle	P. paterculus Thomas, 1915 Two subspecies P. p. paterculus P. p. yunnanensis	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [209]	LC  Unknown [209]
Narrow-winged pipistrelle	P. stenopterus Dobson, 1875	Southeastern Asia	Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands [210]	LC  Unknown [210]
Nathusius's pipistrelle	P. nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839)	Europe	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [211]	LC  Unknown [211]
Northern pipistrelle	P. westralis Koopman, 1984	Northern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [212]	LC  Unknown [212]
Racey's pipistrelle	P. raceyi Bates, Ratrimomanarivo, Harrison, & Goodman, 2006	Madagascar	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [213]	DD  Unknown [213]
Rüppell's bat	P. rueppellii J. B. Fischer, 1829 Six subspecies P. r. coxi P. r. fuscipes P. r. pulcher P. r. rueppellii P. r. senegalensis P. r. vernayi	Africa and southwestern Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Desert, shrubland, and savanna [214]	LC  Unknown [214]
Rusty pipistrelle	P. rusticus (Tomes, 1861) Two subspecies P. r. marrensis P. r. rusticus	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and savanna [215]	LC  Unknown [215]
Soprano pipistrelle	P. pygmaeus (Leach, 1825)	Europe	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [216]	LC  Unknown [216]
Sturdee's pipistrelle†	P. sturdeei Thomas, 1915	Japan	Size: Unknown length Habitat: Unknown [217]	EX  0 [217]
Tiny pipistrelle	P. nanulus Thomas, 1904	Western and central Africa	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest and savanna [218]	LC  Unknown [218]
Watts's pipistrelle	P. wattsi Kitchener, Caputi, & Jones, 1986	Papua New Guinea	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [187] Habitat: Forest [219]	LC  Unknown [219]

Genus Plecotus – Geoffroy, 1818 – sixteen species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Alpine long-eared bat	P. macrobullaris Kuzyakin, 1965	Central Europe	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Caves, grassland, shrubland, and forest [220]	LC  Unknown [220]
Brown long-eared bat	P. auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Europe and western Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest and caves [221]	LC  Unknown [221]
Canary long-eared bat	P. teneriffae Barrett-Hamilton, 1907	Canary Islands	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest and caves [222]	CR  500–2,000 [222]
Christie's long-eared bat	P. christii Gray, 1838	Northern Africa and western Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Shrubland, rocky areas, and desert [223]	DD  Unknown [223]
Ethiopian long-eared bat	P. balensis Kruskop & Lavrenchenko, 2000	Ethiopia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest [224]	DD  Unknown [224]
Grey long-eared bat	P. austriacus (J. B. Fischer, 1829)	Europe	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves [225]	NT  Unknown [225]
Himalayan long-eared bat	P. homochrous Hodgson, 1847	Southern and eastern Asia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest [226]	DD  Unknown [226]
Japanese long-eared bat	P. sacrimontis Allen, 1908	Japan	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest and caves [227]	LC  Unknown [227]
Kozlov's long-eared bat	P. kozlovi Bóbrinski, 1926	Eastern Asia	Size: Unknown length, plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Savanna, rocky areas, and desert [228]	LC  Unknown [228]
Mediterranean long-eared bat	P. kolombatovici Đulić, 1980	Southern Europe and western Asia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves [229]	LC  8,000–10,000 [229]
Ognev's long-eared bat	P. ognevi Kishida, 1927	Eastern Asia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest, caves, grassland, and shrubland [230]	LC  Unknown [230]
Sardinian long-eared bat	P. sardus Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda, & Veith, 2002	Sardinia island in Italy	Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest and caves [231]	CR  150 [231]
Strelkov's long-eared bat	P. strelkovi Spitzenberger, 2006	Central Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest [232]	LC  Unknown [232]
Taiwan long-eared bat	P. taivanus Yoshiyuki, 1991	Taiwan	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest [233]	NT  Unknown [233]
Turkmen long-eared bat	P. turkmenicus Strelkov, 1988	Western Asia	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 5 cm (2 in) tail about 5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Desert [234]	LC  Unknown [234]
Ward's long-eared bat	P. wardi Thomas, 1911	South Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [28] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and caves [235]	LC  Unknown [235]

Genus Rhogeessa – H. Allen, 1866 – eleven species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Bickham's little yellow bat	R. bickhami Baird, Marchán-Rivadeneira, Pérez, & Baker, 2012	Central America	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [236]	LC  Unknown [236]
Black-winged little yellow bat	R. tumida H. Allen, 1866	Mexico and Central America	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [237]	LC  Unknown [237]
Ecuadorian little yellow bat	R. velilla Thomas, 1903	Peru and Ecuador	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [238]	DD  Unknown [238]
Genoways's yellow bat	R. genowaysi Baker, 1984	Southern Mexico	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [239]	EN  Unknown [239]
Husson's yellow bat	R. hussoni Genoways & Baker, 1996	Eastern South America	Size: Unknown length about 3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [240]	DD  Unknown [240]
Least yellow bat	R. mira LaVal, 1973	Southern Mexico	Size: 3–4 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [241]	VU  Unknown [241]
Little yellow bat	R. parvula H. Allen, 1866	Western Mexico	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [242]	LC  Unknown [242]
Menchu's little yellow bat	R. menchuae Baird, Marchán-Rivadeneira, Pérez, & Baker, 2012	Central America	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [243]	DD  Unknown [243]
Thomas's yellow bat	R. io Thomas, 1903	Central America and South America	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [244]	LC  Unknown [244]
Tiny yellow bat	R. minutilla Miller, 1897	Colombia and Venezuela	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [245]	VU  Unknown [245]
Yucatan yellow bat	R. aenea Goodwin, 1958	Southern Mexico and northern Central America	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [5] Habitat: Forest [246]	LC  Unknown [246]

Genus Rhyneptesicus – Bianchi, 1917 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Sind bat	R. nasutus (Dobson, 1877) Four subspecies E. n. batinensis E. n. matschiei E. n. nasutus E. n. pellucens	Western Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest, savanna, caves, and desert [247]	LC  Unknown [247]

Genus Scoteanax – Troughton, 1944 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Rüppell's broad-nosed bat	S. rueppellii (Peters, 1866)	Eastern Mexico	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 5–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [248]	LC  Unknown [248]

Genus Scotoecus – Thomas, 1901 – five species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Dark-winged lesser house bat	S. hirundo De Winton, 1899	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: About 4 cm (2 in), plus tail about 3 cm (1 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Savanna and forest [249]	LC  Unknown [249]
Desert yellow bat	S. pallidus Dobson, 1876	Southern Asia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [250]	LC  Unknown [250]
Hinde's lesser house bat	S. hindei Thomas, 1901 Two subspecies S. h. falabae S. h. hindei	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: Unknown length 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Savanna and forest [251]	LC  Unknown [251]
Light-winged lesser house bat	S. albofuscus Thomas, 1890 Two subspecies S. a. albofuscus S. a. woodi	Western and southeastern Africa	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest and savanna [252]	DD  Unknown [252]
White-bellied lesser house bat	S. albigula Thomas, 1909	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 3 cm (1 in) tail About 4 cm (2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest and savanna [253]	LC  Unknown [253]

Genus Scotomanes – Dobson, 1875 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Harlequin bat	S. ornatus (Blyth, 1851) Three subspecies S. o. imbrensis S. o. ornatus S. o. sinensis	Eastern and southeastern Asia	Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest and caves [254]	LC  Unknown [254]

Genus Scotophilus – Leach, 1821 – eighteen species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
African yellow bat	S. dinganii A. Smith, 1833 Four subspecies S. d. colias S. d. dinganii S. d. herero S. d. pondoensis	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Savanna [255]	LC  Unknown [255]
Andrew Rebori's house bat	S. andrewreborii Brooks & Bickham, 2014	Eastern Africa	Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Forest and savanna [256]	LC  Unknown [256]
Eastern greenish yellow bat	S. viridis (Peters, 1852) Two subspecies S. v. nigritellus S. v. viridis	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Savanna [257]	LC  Unknown [257]
Ejeta's yellow bat	S. ejetai Brooks & Bickham, 2014	Ethiopia	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 5–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and savanna [258]	LC  Unknown [258]
Greater Asiatic yellow bat	S. heathii Horsfield, 1831 Three subspecies S. h. heathii S. h. insularis S. h. watkinsi	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in), plus 4–8 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and desert [259]	LC  Unknown [259]
Lesser Asiatic yellow bat	S. kuhlii Leach, 1821 Seven subspecies S. k. castaneus S. k. consobrinus S. k. gairdneri S. k. kuhlii S. k. panayensis S. k. solutatus S. k. temminckii	Southern and southeastern Asia	Size: 5–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 3–7 cm (1–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and desert [260]	LC  Unknown [260]
Lesser yellow bat	S. borbonicus Geoffroy, 1803	Madagascar	Size: Unknown length Habitat: Unknown [261]	DD  Unknown [261]
Livingstone's yellow bat	S. livingstonii Brooks & Bickham, 2014	Western Africa	Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 5–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Grassland, savanna, and forest [262]	LC  Unknown [262]
Malagasy yellow bat	S. tandrefana Goodman, Jenkin, & Ratrimomanarivo, 2005	Madagascar	Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [263]	DD  Unknown [263]
Marovaza yellow bat	S. marovaza Goodman, Ratrimomanarivo, & Randrianandrianina, 2006	Madagascar	Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [264]	LC  Unknown [264]
Nut-colored yellow bat	S. nux Thomas, 1904	Western and central Africa	Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [265]	LC  Unknown [265]
Robbins's yellow bat	S. nucella Robbins, 1984	Western Africa	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Forest [266]	DD  Unknown [266]
Robust yellow bat	S. robustus H. Milne-Edwards, 1881	Madagascar	Size: 9–10 cm (4 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 6–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Forest [267]	LC  Unknown [267]
Schreber's yellow bat	S. nigrita (Schreber, 1774) Two subspecies S. n. alvenslebeni S. n. nigrita	Western and eastern Africa	Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in), plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail 7–9 cm (3–4 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Forest and savanna [268]	LC  Unknown [268]
Sody's yellow bat	S. collinus Sody, 1936	Southeastern Asia	Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 2–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [269]	LC  Unknown [269]
Sulawesi yellow bat	S. celebensis (Sody, 1928)	Sulawesi island in Indonesia	Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in), plus 4–8 cm (2–3 in) tail 5–7 cm (2–3 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Forest [270]	DD  Unknown [270]
Trujillo's yellow bat	S. trujilloi Brooks & Bickham, 2014	Kenya	Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [161] Habitat: Forest [271]	LC  Unknown [271]
White-bellied yellow bat	S. leucogaster Cretzschmar, 1826 Two subspecies S. l. damarensis S. l. leucogaster	Sub-Saharan Africa	Size: 7–8 cm (3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [117] Habitat: Savanna [272]	LC  Unknown [272]

Genus Scotorepens – Troughton, 1943 – four species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern broad-nosed bat	S. orion (Troughton, 1937)	Eastern Australia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest [273]	LC  Unknown [273]
Inland broad-nosed bat	S. balstoni (Thomas, 1906) Two subspecies S. b. balstoni S. b. influatus	Australia	Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and desert [274]	LC  Unknown [274]
Little broad-nosed bat	S. greyii Gray, 1842	Australia	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Desert, grassland, shrubland, savanna, and forest [275]	LC  Unknown [275]
Northern broad-nosed bat	S. sanborni (Troughton, 1937)	Northern Australia, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [63] Habitat: Forest and savanna [276]	LC  Unknown [276]

Genus Scotozous – Dobson, 1875 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Dormer's bat	S. dormeri Dobson, 1875	Southern Asia	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [75] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and desert [277]	LC  Unknown [277]

Genus Thainycteris – Kock & Storch, 1996 – one species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Collared sprite	T. aureocollaris Kock & Storch, 1996	Laos and Thailand	Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [7] Habitat: Forest [278]	LC  Unknown [278]

Genus Tylonycteris – Peters, 1872 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Pygmy bamboo bat	T. pygmaea Feng, Li, & Wang, 2008	Southeastern Asia	Size: 2–4 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–3 cm (1 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Unknown [279]	DD  Unknown [279]
Greater bamboo bat	T. robustula Thomas, 1915 Two subspecies T. r. malayana T. r. robustula	Southeastern Asia	Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [280]	LC  Unknown [280]
Lesser bamboo bat	T. pachypus (Temminck, 1840) Five subspecies T. p. aurex T. p. bhaktii T. p. fulvidus T. p. meyeri T. p. pachypus	Southeastern Asia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–3 cm (1 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [281]	LC  Unknown [281]

Genus Vespadelus – Troughton, 1943 – nine species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern cave bat	V. troughtoni (Kitchener, Jones, & Caputi, 1987)	Eastern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest and caves [282]	LC  Unknown [282]
Eastern forest bat	V. pumilus Gray, 1841	Eastern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [283]	LC  Unknown [283]
Finlayson's cave bat	V. finlaysoni (Kitchener, Jones, & Caputi, 1987)	Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, caves, and desert [284]	LC  Unknown [284]
Inland forest bat	V. baverstocki (Kitchener, Jones, & Caputi, 1987)	Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and desert [285]	LC  Unknown [285]
Large forest bat	V. darlingtoni Allen, 1933	Southeastern Australia	Size: 3–6 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest and grassland [286]	LC  Unknown [286]
Little forest bat	V. vulturnus (Thomas, 1914)	Eastern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest [287]	LC  Unknown [287]
Northern cave bat	V. caurinus (Thomas, 1914)	Northern Australia	Size: 3–4 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and caves [288]	LC  Unknown [288]
Southern forest bat	V. regulus (Thomas, 1906)	Southern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 2–4 cm (1–2 in) tail 2–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest and shrubland [289]	LC  Unknown [289]
Yellow-lipped bat	V. douglasorum (Kitchener, 1976)	Northwestern Australia	Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and caves [290]	LC  Unknown [290]

Genus Vespertilio – Linnaeus, 1758 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Asian particolored bat	V. sinensis Peters, 1880 Five subspecies V. s. andersoni V. s. namiyei V. s. noctula V. s. orientalis V. s. sinensis	Eastern Asia	Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, rocky areas, caves, desert, and coastal marine [291]	LC  Unknown [291]
Parti-coloured bat	V. murinus Linnaeus, 1758 Two subspecies V. m. murinus V. m. ussuriensis	Europe and Asia	Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length [21] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, rocky areas, caves, and desert [292]	LC  Unknown [292]

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