List of Mammals of Malaysia - Chiroptera (bats)

Chiroptera (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

  • Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
    • Subfamily: Pteropodinae
      • Genus: Aethalops
        • Pygmy Fruit Bat Aethalops alecto LR/nt
      • Genus: Balionycteris
        • Spotted-winged Fruit Bat Balionycteris maculata LR/lc
      • Genus: Chironax
        • Black-capped Fruit Bat Chironax melanocephalus LR/lc
      • Genus: Cynopterus
        • Cynopterus Cynopterus brachyotis LR/lc
        • Horsefield's Fruit Bat Cynopterus horsfieldi LR/lc
        • Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx LR/lc
      • Genus: Dyacopterus
        • Dayak Fruit Bat Dyacopterus spadiceus LR/nt
      • Genus: Megaerops
        • Megaerops ecaudatus LR/lc
        • Megaerops wetmorei LR/lc
      • Genus: Penthetor
        • Penthetor Penthetor lucasi LR/lc
      • Genus: Pteropus
        • Small Flying-fox Pteropus hypomelanus LR/lc
        • Pteropus Pteropus vampyrus LR/lc
      • Genus: Rousettus
        • Rousettus spinalatus VU
    • Subfamily: Macroglossinae
      • Genus: Eonycteris
        • Greater Dawn Bat Eonycteris major LR/lc
        • Lesser Dawn Bat Eonycteris spelaea LR/lc
      • Genus: Macroglossus
        • Macroglossus minimus LR/lc
        • Macroglossus sobrinus LR/lc
  • Family: Vespertilionidae
    • Subfamily: Kerivoulinae
      • Genus: Kerivoula
        • Flores Woolly Bat Kerivoula flora LR/lc
        • Hardwicke's Woolly Bat Kerivoula hardwickii LR/lc
        • Small Woolly Bat Kerivoula intermedia LR/nt
        • Least Woolly Bat Kerivoula minuta LR/nt
        • Papillose Woolly Bat Kerivoula papillosa LR/lc
        • Clear-winged Woolly Bat Kerivoula pellucida LR/lc
        • Painted Bat Kerivoula picta LR/lc
        • Whitehead's Woolly Bat Kerivoula whiteheadi LR/lc
      • Genus: Phoniscus
        • Groove-toothed Bat Phoniscus atrox LR/lc
        • Peter's Trumpet-eared Bat Phoniscus jagorii LR/lc
    • Subfamily: Myotinae
      • Genus: Myotis
        • Large-footed Bat Myotis adversus LR/lc
        • Hodgson's Bat Myotis formosus LR/lc
        • Gomantong Myotis Myotis gomantongensis DD
        • Lesser Large-footed Bat Myotis hasseltii LR/lc
        • Horsfield's Bat Myotis horsfieldii LR/lc
        • Pallid Large-footed Myotis Myotis macrotarsus LR/nt
        • Burmese Whiskered Bat Myotis montivagus LR/nt
        • Whiskered Myotis Myotis muricola LR/lc
        • Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus LR/lc
        • Ridley's Bat Myotis ridleyi LR/nt
        • Himalayan Whiskered Bat Myotis siligorensis LR/lc
    • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
      • Genus: Arielulus
        • Coppery Pipistrelle Arielulus cuprosus VU
        • Social Pipistrelle Arielulus societatis DD
      • Genus: Falsistrellus
        • Peters's Pipistrelle Falsistrellus petersi LR/lc
      • Genus: Glischropus
        • Common Thick-thumbed Bat Glischropus tylopus LR/lc
      • Genus: Hesperoptenus
        • Blanford's Bat Hesperoptenus blanfordi LR/lc
        • False Serotine Bat Hesperoptenus doriae EN
        • Large False Serotine Hesperoptenus tomesi LR/lc
      • Genus: Hypsugo
        • Brown Pipistrelle Hypsugo imbricatus LR/lc
        • Red-brown Pipistrelle Hypsugo kitcheneri LR/nt
        • Big-eared Pipistrelle Hypsugo macrotis LR/nt
      • Genus: Nyctalus
        • Common Noctule Nyctalus noctula LR/lc
      • Genus: Philetor
        • Rohu's Bat Philetor brachypterus LR/lc
      • Genus: Pipistrellus
        • Kelaart's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus LR/lc
        • Java Pipistrelle Pipistrellus javanicus LR/lc
        • Narrow-winged Pipistrelle Pipistrellus stenopterus LR/lc
      • Genus: Scotophilus
        • Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat Scotophilus kuhlii LR/lc
      • Genus: Tylonycteris
        • Lesser Bamboo Bat Tylonycteris pachypus LR/lc
        • Greater Bamboo Bat Tylonycteris robustula LR/lc
    • Subfamily: Murininae
      • Genus: Harpiocephalus
        • Greater Hairy-winged Bat Harpiocephalus mordax LR/nt
      • Genus: Murina
        • Bronze Tube-nosed Bat Murina aenea LR/nt
        • Murina cyclotis LR/lc
        • Hutton's Tube-nosed Bat Murina huttoni LR/nt
        • Gilded Tube-nosed Bat Murina rozendaali LR/nt
        • Brown Tube-nosed Bat Murina suilla LR/lc
    • Subfamily: Miniopterinae
      • Genus: Miniopterus
        • Western Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus magnater LR/lc
        • Intermediate Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus medius LR/lc
        • Small Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus pusillus LR/lc
        • Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus schreibersii LC
  • Family: Molossidae
    • Genus: Chaerephon
      • Northern Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon johorensis LR/nt
      • Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon plicata LR/lc
    • Genus: Cheiromeles
      • Hairless Bat Cheiromeles torquatus LR/nt
    • Genus: Mops
      • Malayan Free-tailed Bat Mops mops LR/lc
  • Family: Emballonuridae
    • Genus: Emballonura
      • Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura alecto LR/lc
      • Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura monticola LR/lc
    • Genus: Saccolaimus
      • Naked-rumped Pouched Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus LR/lc
    • Genus: Taphozous
      • Long-winged Tomb Bat Taphozous longimanus LR/lc
      • Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous melanopogon LR/lc
  • Family: Nycteridae
    • Genus: Nycteris
      • Malayan Slit-Faced Bat Nycteris tragata LR/lc
  • Family: Megadermatidae
    • Genus: Megaderma
      • Megaderma lyra LR/lc
      • Lesser False Vampire Bat Megaderma spasma LR/lc
  • Family: Rhinolophidae
    • Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
      • Genus: Rhinolophus
        • Acuminate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus acuminatus LR/lc
        • Intermediat Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus affinis LR/lc
        • Arcuate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus arcuatus LR/lc
        • Bornean Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus borneensis LR/lc
        • Croslet Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus coelophyllus LR/lc
        • Convex Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus convexus CR
        • Creagh's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus creaghi LR/nt
        • Blyth's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus lepidus LR/lc
        • Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus luctus LR/lc
        • Big-eared Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus macrotis LR/lc
        • Malayan Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus malayanus LR/lc
        • Marshall's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus marshalli LR/nt
        • Smaller Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus LR/lc
        • Pearson's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pearsoni LR/lc
        • Large-eared Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus philippinensis LR/nt
        • Least Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pusillus LR/lc
        • Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus sedulus LR/lc
        • Shamel's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus shameli LR/nt
        • Lesser Brown Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus stheno LR/lc
        • Trefoil Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus trifoliatus LR/lc
    • Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
      • Genus: Aselliscus
        • Stoliczka's Trident Bat Aselliscus stoliczkanus LR/lc
      • Genus: Coelops
        • Tail-less Leaf-nosed Bat Coelops frithii LR/lc
        • Malayan Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat Coelops robinsoni LR/nt
      • Genus: Hipposideros
        • Great Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros armiger LR/lc
        • Dusky Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ater LR/lc
        • Bicolored Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros bicolor LR/lc
        • Fawn Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cervinus LR/lc
        • Ashy Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cineraceus LR/lc
        • Cox's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros coxi VU
        • Diadem Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros diadema LR/lc
        • Borneo Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros doriae DD
        • Dayak Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros dyacorum LR/lc
        • Cantor's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros galeritus LR/lc
        • Intermediat Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros larvatus LR/lc
        • Large Asian Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros lekaguli LR/nt
        • Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros lylei LR/nt
        • Malayan roundleaf bat Hipposideros nequam CR
        • Pomona Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros pomona LR/lc
        • Pratt's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros pratti LR/nt
        • Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ridleyi VU
        • Least Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros sabanus LR/lc

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