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 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 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 naked-rumped tomb bat (Taphozous nudiventris ) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. Found in northern Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Asia, its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry...
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 lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma ) is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows. They are insectivorous.The...
The desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii ) is a species of vesper bat found in North Africa and the Middle East.
The black-eared flying fox, species Pteropus melanotus, is a bat of the family Pteropodidae (megabats). Also known as Blyth's flying fox, it is found on the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands (India), and in Sumatra (Indonesia). A population on...
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.
Kuhl's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii ) is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia. It lives in temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby...
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 European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis, sometimes given as Tadarida insignis ) is a species of free-tailed bat found in the Old World. Other common names include the bulldog bat and the mastiff bat because of the presence of wrinkling on...
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 small flying fox, island flying fox or variable flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus ) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the...
The Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus ) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is a medium- to large-sized microbat with a mass of approximately 30 g (1.1 oz). It is an aerial insectivore, foraging in open space. Based...
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 lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii ) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
Salim Ali's fruit bat (Latidens salimalii ) is a rare megabat species in the monotypic genus Latidens. It was first collected by Angus Hutton, a planter and naturalist in the High Wavy Mountains in the Western Ghats of Theni district, Tamil Nadu in...
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 lesser mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii ) is a species of microbat in the family Rhinopomatidae. Also referred to as Hardwicke's lesser mouse-tailed bat and long-tailed bat, it is named after Major General Thomas Hardwicke (1755–1835), an...
The Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus ), or leafletted leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and caves. It is found in only...
The black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon ) is a species of sac-winged bat.It is found in South and South East Asia.
The greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum ) is a species of bat in the Rhinopomatidae family.
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...
Wroughton's free-tailed bat (Otomops wroughtoni ) is a free-tailed bat formerly considered to be confined to the Western Ghats area of India, though it has also recently been discovered in northeast India and in a remote part of Cambodia. It is...
The Egyptian free-tailed bat, also known as Egyptian guano bat or Egyptian nyctinome, (Tadarida aegyptiaca ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.
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.
Botta's serotine (Eptesicus bottae ) is a species of vesper bat, one of 25 in the genus Eptesicus.It is found in rocky areas and temperate desert.
The dusky leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros ater ) is a bat from the genus Hipposideros whose habitat extends from India and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, New Guinea and Northern Australia. This species is counted in the H. bicolor species group and was...
The diadem leaf-nosed bat or diadem roundleaf bat (Hipposideros diadema ) is one of the most widespread species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is probably most closely related to Hipposideros demissus from Makira and to Hipposideros...
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,...
The Andaman horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cognatus ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. During the day, it roosts in caves, but may also choose tree hollows.
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.
