A Checklist of Bats of China

FamilyScientific nameCommon name

IUCN Status

RLCV Status

EmballonuridaeTaphozous melanopogonBlack-bearded Tomb BatLCLC
EmballonuridaeTaphozous theobaldiTheobald's Tomb BatLCNT
HipposideridaeAselliscus stoliczkanusStoliczka's Asian Trident BatLCNT
HipposideridaeCoelops frithiiTailless Leaf-nosed BatNTVU
HipposideridaeHipposideros armigerGreater Leaf-nosed BatLCLC
HipposideridaeHipposideros cineraceusAshy Leaf-nosed BatLCNT
HipposideridaeHipposideros fulvusFulvus Leaf-nosed BatLCDD
HipposideridaeHipposideros gentilisAndersen's Leaf-nosed BatLCLC
HipposideridaeHipposideros larvatusHorsfield's Leaf-nosed BatLCLC
HipposideridaeHipposideros lyleiShield-faced Leaf-nosed BatLCVU
HipposideridaeHipposideros prattiPratt's Roundleaf BatLCNT
MegadermatidaeLyroderma lyraGreater False Vampire BatLCVU
MegadermatidaeMegaderma spasmaLesser False Vampire BatLCDD
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus fuliginosusAsian Bent-winged BatNENT
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus magnaterGreater Bent-winged BatLCNT
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus pusillusLesser Bent-winged BatLCNT
MolossidaeMops plicatusWrinkle-lipped Free-tailed BatLCLC
MolossidaeTadarida insignisEast Asian Free-tailed BatDDNT
MolossidaeTadarida latoucheiLa Touche's Free-tailed BatENNT
PteropodidaeCynopterus brachyotisLesser Short-nosed Fruit BatLCVU
PteropodidaeCynopterus sphinxGreater Short-nosed Fruit BatLCNT
PteropodidaeEonycteris spelaeaLesser Dawn BatLCVU
PteropodidaeMacroglossus sobrinusHill Long-nosed Fruit BatLCEN
PteropodidaeMegaerops ecaudatusTailless Fruit BatLCDD
PteropodidaeMegaerops niphanaeRatanaworabhan's Fruit BatLCDD
PteropodidaePteropus dasymallusRyukyu Flying FoxVUEN
PteropodidaeRousettus amplexicaudatusGeoffroy's RousetteLCVU
PteropodidaeRousettus leschenaultiiLeschenault's RousetteNTLC
PteropodidaeSphaerias blanfordiBlanford's Fruit BatLCVU
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus affinisIntermediate Horseshoe BatLCLC
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus ferrumequinumGreater Horseshoe BatLCLC
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus formosaeFormosan Woolly Horseshoe BatLCNT
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus lepidusBlyth's Horseshoe BatLCNT
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus luctusGreat Woolly Horsehoe BatLCNT
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus macrotisBig-eared Horseshoe BatLCLC
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus malayanusMalayan Horseshoe BatLCNE
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus marshalliMarshall's Horseshoe BatLCNT
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus monocerosFormosan Least Horseshoe BatNEVU
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus osgoodiOsgood's Horseshoe BatLCDD
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus pearsoniiPearson's Horseshoe BatLCLC
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus pusillusLeast Horseshoe BatLCLC
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus rexKing Horseshoe BatENNT
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus schnitzleriSchnitzler's Horseshoe BatDDDD
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus siamensisThai Horseshoe BatLCNE
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus sinicusChinese Horseshoe BatLCLC
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus sthenoLesser Brown Horseshoe BatLCNT
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus thomasiThomas's Horseshoe BatLCNT
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus xinanzhongguoensisMiddle Kingdom Horseshoe BatNTDD
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus yunanensisDobson's Horseshoe BatLCVU
VespertilionidaeArielulus circumdatusBronze SpriteLCVU
VespertilionidaeBarbastella beijingensisBeijing BarbastelleDDDD
VespertilionidaeBarbastella darjelingensisDarjeeling BarbastelleLCVU
VespertilionidaeEptesicus gobiensisGobi SerotineLCNE
VespertilionidaeEptesicus nilssoniiNorthern SerotineLCLC
VespertilionidaeEptesicus pachyomusOriental SerotineLCLC
VespertilionidaeEptesicus pachyotisThick-eared SerotineLCLC
VespertilionidaeEudiscopus denticulusDisk-footed BatLCNE
VespertilionidaeHarpiocephalus harpiaHairy-winged BatLCNT
VespertilionidaeHarpiola isodonGolden-tipped Tube-nosed BatLCNE
VespertilionidaeHypsugo affinisChocolate PipistrelleLCNT
VespertilionidaeHypsugo alaschanicusAlashanian PipistrelleLCNE
VespertilionidaeHypsugo cadornaeCadorna's PipistrelleLCNE
VespertilionidaeHypsugo mordaxPungent PipistrelleNENT
VespertilionidaeHypsugo pulveratusChinese PipistrelleLCNT
VespertilionidaeHypsugo saviiSavi's PipistrelleLCNT
VespertilionidaeIa ioGreat Evening BatNTNT
VespertilionidaeKerivoula furvaDark Woolly BatLCDD
VespertilionidaeKerivoula kachinensisKachin Woolly BatLCNE
VespertilionidaeKerivoula pictaPainted Woolly BatNTEN
VespertilionidaeKerivoula titaniaTitania's Woolly BatLCNT
VespertilionidaeMurina aurataLittle Tube-nosed BatDDNT
VespertilionidaeMurina bicolorYellow-chested Tube-nosed BatLCDD
VespertilionidaeMurina chrysochaetesGolden-haired Tube-nosed BatDDDD
VespertilionidaeMurina cyclotisRound-eared Tube-nosed BatLCNT
VespertilionidaeMurina eleryiElery's Tube-nosed BatLCNT
VespertilionidaeMurina fanjingshanensisFanjingshan Tube-nosed BatNENE
VespertilionidaeMurina feaeFea's Tube-nosed BatLCNE
VespertilionidaeMurina fuscaDusky Tube-nosed BatDDNE
VespertilionidaeMurina gracilisTaiwanese Litte Tube-nosed BatLCDD
VespertilionidaeMurina harrisoniHarrison's Tube-nosed BatLCDD
VespertilionidaeMurina hilgendorfiHilgendorf's Tube-nosed BatLCLC
VespertilionidaeMurina huttoniHutton's Tube-nosed BatLCLC
VespertilionidaeMurina jinchuiJinchu's Tube-nosed BatNENE
VespertilionidaeMurina leucogasterRufous Tube-nosed BatLCLC
VespertilionidaeMurina liboensisLibo Tube-nosed BatNENE
VespertilionidaeMurina lorelieaeLorelie's Tube-nosed BatDDDD
VespertilionidaeMurina putaTaiwanese Tube-nosed BatLCNT
VespertilionidaeMurina reconditaFaint-golden Little Tube-nosed BatLCDD
VespertilionidaeMurina rongjiangensisRongjiang Tube-nosed BatNENE
VespertilionidaeMurina shuipuensisShuipu's Tube-nosed BatDDDD
VespertilionidaeMurina ussuriensisUssurian Tube-nosed BatLCDD
VespertilionidaeMyotis altariumSzechwan MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis annectansHairy-faced MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis badiusBay MyotisDDDD
VespertilionidaeMyotis blythiiLesser Mouse-eared MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis bombinusFar Eastern MyotisNTNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis brandtiiBrandt's MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis chinensisChinese MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis dasycnemePond MyotisNTLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis davidiiDavid's MyotisLCLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis fimbriatusFringed Long-footed MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis formosusHodgson's MyotisNTVU
VespertilionidaeMyotis fraterFraternal MyotisLCDD
VespertilionidaeMyotis hasseltiiLesser Large-footed MyotisLCVU
VespertilionidaeMyotis horsfieldiiHorsfield's MyotisLCLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis ikonnikoviIkonnikov's MyotisLCLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis indochinensisIndochinese MyotisDDNE
VespertilionidaeMyotis lanigerChinese Water MyotisLCLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis longipesKashmir Cave MyotisDDLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis macrodactylusBig-footed MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis montivagusBurmese Whiskered MyotisDDLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis muricolaNepalese Whiskered MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis nipalensisNepal MyotisLCDD
VespertilionidaeMyotis pequiniusPeking MyotisLCLC
VespertilionidaeMyotis petaxEastern Water MyotisLCDD
VespertilionidaeMyotis pilosusRickett's Big-footed MyotisVUNT
VespertilionidaeMyotis rufonigerReddish-black MyotisLCNE
VespertilionidaeMyotis siligorensisHimalayan Whiskered MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeNyctalus aviatorBirdlike NoctuleNTNT
VespertilionidaeNyctalus noctulaCommon NoctuleLCNT
VespertilionidaeNyctalus plancyiChinese NoctuleLCLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellus abramusJapanese PipistrelleLCLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellus ceylonicusKelaart's PipistrelleLCLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellus coromandraIndian PipistrelleLCLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellus javanicusJavan PipistrelleLCNT
VespertilionidaePipistrellus paterculusMount Popa PipistrelleLCLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon PipistrelleLCLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellus tenuisLeast PipistrelleLCNT
VespertilionidaePlecotus austriacusGray Long-eared BatNTNT
VespertilionidaePlecotus ogneviOgnevi's Long-eared BatLCLC
VespertilionidaePlecotus taivanusTaiwan Long-eared BatNTNT
VespertilionidaeScotomanes ornatusHarlequin BatLCLC
VespertilionidaeScotophilus heathiiGreater Asiatic Yellow House BatLCLC
VespertilionidaeScotophilus kuhliiLesser Asiatic Yellow House BatLCLC
VespertilionidaeSubmyotodon latirostrisTaiwan broad-muzzled MyotisLCNT
VespertilionidaeThainycteris aureocollarisCollared SpriteLCNE
VespertilionidaeThainycteris torquatusNecklace SpriteLCVU
VespertilionidaeTylonycteris fulvidaIndiamalayan Bamboo BatNELC
VespertilionidaeTylonycteris pygmaeaPygmy Bamboo BatNEDD
VespertilionidaeTylonycteris tonkinensisTonkin Greater Bamboo BatNENT
VespertilionidaeVespertilio murinusEurasina Particolored BatLCLC
VespertilionidaeVespertilio sinensisAsian Particolored BatLCLC

Bibliography

Cheng, H. C., Fang, Y. P., & Chou, C. H. (2022). A Photographic Guide to the Bats of Taiwan (4th ed.). Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute.

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. (2023). The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesVersion 2022-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org

Ji, Liqiang, et al. (2024). China Checklist of Animals, In the Biodiversity Committee of Chinese Academy of Sciences ed., Catalogue of Life China: 2024 Annual Checklist, Beijing, China.

Jiang, Z. G., Jiang, J. P., Wang, Y. Z., Zhang, E., Zhang, Y. Y., Li, L. L., Xie, F., Cai, B., Cao, L., Zheng, G. M., Dong, L., Zhang, Z. W., Ding, P., Luo, Z. H., Ding, C. Q., Ma, Z. J., Tang, S. H., Cao, W. X., Li, C. W., Hu, H. J., Ma, Y., Wu, Y., Wang, Y. X., Zhou, K. Y., Liu, S. Y., Chen, Y. Y., Li, J. T., Feng, Z. J., Wang, Y., Wang, B., Li, C., Song, X. L., Cai, L., Zang, C. X., Zeng, Y., Meng, Z. B., Fang, H. X., & Ping, X. G. (2016). Red List of China’s Vertebrates. Biodiversity Science 24(5), 500‑551.

Wei, F. W., Yang, Q. S., Wu, Y., Jiang, X. L., Liu, S. Y., Li, B. G., Yang, G., Li, M., Zhou, J., Li, S., Zhou, J., Li, S., Hu, Y. B., Ge, D. Y., Li, S., Yu, W. H., Chen, B. Y., Zhang, Z. J., Zhou, C. Q., Wu, S. B., Zhang, L., Chen Z. Z., Chen, S. D., Deng, H. Q., Jiang, T. L., Zhang, L. B., Shi, H. Y., Lu, X. L., Li, Q., Liu, Z., Cui, Y. Q.,& Li, Y. C. (2021). Catalogue of mammals in China (2021). Acta Theriologica Sinica, 41(5), 487–501.2

Last Review Date: 26/10/2024
Cite as:
Hong Kong Bat Radar. (26/10/2024). A Checklist of Bats of China. https://hkbatradar.com/en/china_checklist