The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus ) is a species of megabat that is found in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three Rousettus species with an African-Malagasy...
The common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus ) is a small pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, South Asia, and may extend into Korea. It is one of the most common bat species in the British...
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 brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus ) is a small Eurasian insectivorous bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It is extremely similar to the much rarer grey long-eared bat which was only...
Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat that is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas. It was first described in 1817 by Heinrich Kuhl, who named it in honor of French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.
The Common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is an insectivorous bat that is widespread throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa. These bats hibernate in large groups and females migrate during early pregnancy to return to their natal maternity colonies...
The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis ) is a European species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
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 greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus ) is a rare carnivorous bat found in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It is the largest and least studied bat in Europe with a wingspan of up to 46 centimetres (18 in) and is one of the few bat...
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 soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus ) is a small species of bat. It is found in Europe and often roosts on buildings.
The common bent-wing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii ), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have dispersed from a subtropical origin and distributed throughout the...
Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii ) is a species of vesper bat found in Europe and western Asia, living in extensive areas of woodland.
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 grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus ) is a fairly large European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It hunts above woodland, often by day, and mostly for moths. In captivity, it has also been recorded to eat...
The whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus ) is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, M. mystacinus is often found around human habitation and around water; it is similar to Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii ), from which it was distinguished...
Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii ) is a small bat in the genus Pipistrellus. It is very similar to the common pipistrelle and has been overlooked in many areas until recently but it is widely distributed across Europe. It was described...
The western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus ), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus Barbastella. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where a...
Escalera's bat (Myotis escalerai ) is a European bat in the genus Myotis, found in Spain (including the Balearic Islands), Portugal, and far southern France.Although the species was first named in 1904, it was included in Natterer's bat (Myotis...
The Alcathoe bat (Myotis alcathoe ) is a European bat in the genus Myotis. Known only from Greece and Hungary when it was first described in 2001, its known distribution has since expanded to Spain, England, Sweden, and Azerbaijan, among other...
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 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...
Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus ) is a species of vesper bat.
The long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii ) is a carnivorous species of vesper bat. It is native to coastal areas around the Mediterranean Sea, as well as a few patches of land in western Iran. Due to the fact that its population is in decline, it is...
The Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale ) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and balkan peninsula, as well as parts of Italy.
The lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii ) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
Savi's pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii sometimes classified as Pipistrellus savii ) is a species of vesper bat found across North West Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It feeds at night on flying insects. In the summer it roosts...
The Canary long-eared bat (Plecotus teneriffae ), also known as the Canary big-eared bat or Tenerife long-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat endemic to the Canary Islands. According to the IUCN, it is vulnerable to the risk of extinction.The...
The Alpine long-eared bat or mountain long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris ) 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...
The cryptic myotis (Myotis crypticus ) is a European vespertilionid bat. It is a member of the Natterer's bat (M. nattereri ) species complex, and is also the closest living relative of M. nattereri. It is mostly distributed across European...
Mehely's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi ) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Southern Europe and parts of the Middle East. It is distributed in a narrow band around the Mediterranean Sea from North-Western...
The Madeira pipistrelle (Pipistrellus maderensis ) is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
The meridional serotine (Eptesicus isabellinus ) is a species of bat native to the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.
