A Checklist of Bats of China

FamilyScientific nameCommon name
EmballonuridaeTaphozous melanopogonBlack-bearded Tomb Bat
EmballonuridaeTaphozous theobaldiTheobald's Tomb Bat
HipposideridaeAselliscus stoliczkanusStoliczka's Asian Trident Bat
HipposideridaeCoelops frithiiTailless Leaf-nosed Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros armigerGreater Leaf-nosed Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros cineraceusAshy Leaf-nosed Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros fulvusFulvus Leaf-nosed Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros gentilisAndersen's Leaf-nosed Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros larvatusHorsfield's Leaf-nosed Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros lyleiShield-faced Leaf-nosed Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros prattiPratt's Roundleaf Bat
MegadermatidaeLyroderma lyraGreater False Vampire Bat
MegadermatidaeMegaderma spasmaLesser False Vampire Bat
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus fuliginosusAsian Bent-winged Bat
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus magnaterGreater Bent-winged Bat
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus pusillusLesser Bent-winged Bat
MolossidaeMops plicatusWrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat
MolossidaeTadarida insignisEast Asian Free-tailed Bat
MolossidaeTadarida latoucheiLa Touche's Free-tailed Bat
PteropodidaeCynopterus brachyotisLesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
PteropodidaeCynopterus sphinxGreater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
PteropodidaeEonycteris spelaeaLesser Dawn Bat
PteropodidaeMacroglossus sobrinusHill Long-nosed Fruit Bat
PteropodidaeMegaerops ecaudatusTailless Fruit Bat
PteropodidaeMegaerops niphanaeRatanaworabhan's Fruit Bat
PteropodidaePteropus dasymallusRyukyu Flying Fox
PteropodidaeRousettus amplexicaudatusGeoffroy's Rousette
PteropodidaeRousettus leschenaultiiLeschenault's Rousette
PteropodidaeSphaerias blanfordiBlanford's Fruit Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus affinisIntermediate Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus ferrumequinumGreater Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus formosaeFormosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus lepidusBlyth's Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus luctusGreat Woolly Horsehoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus macrotisBig-eared Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus malayanusMalayan Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus marshalliMarshall's Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus monocerosFormosan Least Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus osgoodiOsgood's Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus pearsoniiPearson's Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus pusillusLeast Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus rexKing Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus schnitzleriSchnitzler's Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus siamensisThai Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus sinicusChinese Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus sthenoLesser Brown Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus thomasiThomas's Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus xinanzhongguoensisMiddle Kingdom Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus yunanensisDobson's Horseshoe Bat
VespertilionidaeArielulus circumdatusBronze Sprite
VespertilionidaeBarbastella beijingensisBeijing Barbastelle
VespertilionidaeBarbastella darjelingensisDarjeeling Barbastelle
Vespertilionidae

Cnephaeus gobiensis

Gobi Serotine
Vespertilionidae

Cnephaeus nilssonii

Northern Serotine
Vespertilionidae

Cnephaeus pachyomus

Oriental Serotine
Vespertilionidae

Cnephaeus pachyotis

Thick-eared Serotine
VespertilionidaeEudiscopus denticulusDisk-footed Bat
VespertilionidaeHarpiocephalus harpiaHairy-winged Bat
VespertilionidaeHarpiola isodonGolden-tipped Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeHypsugo affinisChocolate Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaeHypsugo alaschanicusAlashanian Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaeHypsugo cadornaeCadorna's Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaeHypsugo mordaxPungent Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaeHypsugo pulveratusChinese Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaeHypsugo saviiSavi's Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaeIa ioGreat Evening Bat
VespertilionidaeKerivoula furvaDark Woolly Bat
VespertilionidaeKerivoula kachinensisKachin Woolly Bat
VespertilionidaeKerivoula pictaPainted Woolly Bat
VespertilionidaeKerivoula titaniaTitania's Woolly Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina aurataLittle Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina bicolorYellow-chested Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina chrysochaetesGolden-haired Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina cyclotisRound-eared Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina eleryiElery's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina fanjingshanensisFanjingshan Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina feaeFea's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina fuscaDusky Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina gracilisTaiwanese Litte Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina harrisoniHarrison's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina hilgendorfiHilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina huttoniHutton's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina jinchuiJinchu's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina leucogasterRufous Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina liboensisLibo Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina lorelieaeLorelie's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina putaTaiwanese Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina reconditaFaint-golden Little Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina rongjiangensisRongjiang Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina shuipuensisShuipu's Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina ussuriensisUssurian Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMurina yushuensisYushu Tube-nosed Bat
VespertilionidaeMyotis altariumSzechwan Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis annectansHairy-faced Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis badiusBay Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis blythiiLesser Mouse-eared Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis bombinusFar Eastern Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis brandtiiBrandt's Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis chinensisChinese Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis dasycnemePond Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis davidiiDavid's Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis fimbriatusFringed Long-footed Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis formosusHodgson's Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis fraterFraternal Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis hasseltiiLesser Large-footed Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis horsfieldiiHorsfield's Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis ikonnikoviIkonnikov's Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis indochinensisIndochinese Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis lanigerChinese Water Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis longipesKashmir Cave Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis macrodactylusBig-footed Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis montivagusBurmese Whiskered Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis muricolaNepalese Whiskered Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis nipalensisNepal Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis pequiniusPeking Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis petaxEastern Water Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis pilosusRickett's Big-footed Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis rufonigerReddish-black Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis secundusTaiwan Long-toes Myotis
VespertilionidaeMyotis siligorensisHimalayan Whiskered Myotis
VespertilionidaeNyctalus aviatorBirdlike Noctule
VespertilionidaeNyctalus noctulaCommon Noctule
VespertilionidaeNyctalus plancyiChinese Noctule
VespertilionidaePipistrellus abramusJapanese Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePipistrellus ceylonicusKelaart's Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePipistrellus coromandraIndian Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePipistrellus javanicusJavan Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePipistrellus paterculusMount Popa Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePipistrellus tenuisLeast Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePlecotus austriacusGray Long-eared Bat
VespertilionidaePlecotus ogneviOgnevi's Long-eared Bat
VespertilionidaePlecotus taivanusTaiwan Long-eared Bat
VespertilionidaeScotomanes ornatusHarlequin Bat
VespertilionidaeScotophilus heathiiGreater Asiatic Yellow House Bat
VespertilionidaeScotophilus kuhliiLesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat
VespertilionidaeSubmyotodon latirostrisTaiwan broad-muzzled Myotis
VespertilionidaeThainycteris aureocollarisCollared Sprite
VespertilionidaeThainycteris torquatusNecklace Sprite
VespertilionidaeTylonycteris fulvidaIndiamalayan Bamboo Bat
VespertilionidaeTylonycteris pygmaeaPygmy Bamboo Bat
VespertilionidaeTylonycteris tonkinensisTonkin Greater Bamboo Bat
VespertilionidaeVespertilio murinusEurasina Particolored Bat
VespertilionidaeVespertilio sinensisAsian Particolored Bat

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Last Review Date: 03/11/2025
Cite as:
Hong Kong Bat Radar. (03/11/2025). A Checklist of Bats of China. https://hkbatradar.com/en/china_checklist