List of Mammals of Korea - Order Chiroptera:Bats

Order Chiroptera:Bats

Common name

(Korean name)

 Species

(Authority)

 Preferred habitat Range Status
Family Rhinolophidae: Horseshoe bats
Greater Horseshoe Bat


(관박쥐)

 Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
(Schreber, 1774)		 Roosts in caves and abandoned mines. Scattered throughout, including Jeju.
  • I: Near Threatened.
  • K: Abundant.
Family Vespertilionidae: Vesper bats
Kobayashi's Bat


(고바야시박쥐)

 Eptesicus koyabashii
(Mori, 1928)		 West central Korea.
  • I: Data Deficient.
  • K: Possibly very rare.
Northern Bat


(생박쥐)

 Eptesicus nilssonii
(Keyserling et Blasius, 1839)		 Found in Gyeonggi, northwestern South Korea, and North Hamgyong, northeastern North Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Locally abundant.
Serotine Bat


(문둥이박쥐)

 Eptesicus serotinus
(Schreber, 1774)		 Roosts in roofs and walls. Most common in northwestern Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Locally abundant.
Savi's Pipistrelle


(큰집박쥐)

 Hypsugo savii
(Bonaparte, 1837)		 Roosts in caves. Throughout.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Uncommon.
Schreiber's Bat


(긴날개박쥐)

 Miniopterus schreibersi
(Kuhl, 1817)		 Grasslands and forests in summer; caves in winter. Scattered throughout.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Rare.
Little Tube-Nosed Bat


(작은관코박쥐)

 Murina aurata
(Milne-Edwards, 1872)		 Unknown.
  • I: Near Threatened.
  • K: Last recorded in 1959.
Greater Tube-Nosed Bat


(관코박쥐)

 Murina leucogaster
(Milne-Edwards, 1872)		 Unknown.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Rare.
Far Eastern Myotis


(흰배윗수염박쥐)

 Myotis bombinus
(Thomas, 1906)		 Hibernates in caves. Throughout, including Jeju.
  • I: Near Threatened.
  • K: Uncommon.
Daubenton's Bat


(물윗수염박쥐)

 Myotis daubentonii
(Kuhl, 1817)		 Near water. Throughout, including Jeju.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Uncommon.
Hodgson's Bat


(오렌지윗수염박쥐)

 Myotis formosus
(Hodgson, 1835)		 Scattered throughout; not found on Jeju.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Vulnerable.
Fraternal Myotis


(긴꼬리윗수염박쥐)

 Myotis frater
(G.M. Allen, 1923)		 Forests. Northern Korea.
  • I: Near Threatened.
  • K: Very rare.
Ikonnikov's Bat


(작은윗수염박쥐)

 Myotis ikonnikovi
(Ognev, 1912)		 Scattered throughout, including Jeju.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Very rare.
Big-Footed Myotis


(큰발윗수염박쥐)

 Myotis macrodactylus
(Temminck, 1840)		 Local throughout, including Jeju.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Abundant.
Whiskered Bat


(윗수염박쥐)

 Myotis mystacinus
(Kuhl, 1817)		 Forests. Scattered throughout, including Jeju and Ulleungdo.
  • I: Least Concern.
Birdlike Noctule


(멧박쥐)

 Nyctalus aviator
(Thomas, 1911)		 Scattered throughout.
  • I: Near Threatened.
  • K: Rare.
Java Pipistrelle


(큰집박쥐)

 Pipistrellus javanicus


(Gray, 1838)

 Scattered throughout.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Common.
Brown Long-Eared Bat


(토끼박쥐)

 Plecotus auritus
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 High mountains. The Taebaek Mountains and the Paektusan area in northern North Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Vulnerable.
Parti-colored Bat


(북방애기박쥐)

 Vespertilio murinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 High forests and grasslands in the summer. North Hamgyong, North Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Very rare.
Asian Parti-colored Bat


(안주애기박쥐)

 Vespertilio superans
(Thomas, 1899)		 West central Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Very rare.

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