A Checklist of Bats of Japan
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Emballonuridae | Taphozous melanopogon | Black-bearded Tomb Bat |
| Hipposideridae | Hipposideros turpis | Lesser Leaf-nosed Bat |
| Miniopteridae | Miniopterus fuliginosus | Eastern Bent-winged Bat |
| Miniopteridae | Miniopterus fuscus | East-Asian Little Bent-winged Bat |
| Molossidae | Tadarida insignis | East Asian Free-tailed Bat |
| Molossidae | Tadarida latouchei | La Touche's Free-tailed Bat |
| Pteropodidae | Pteropus dasymallus | Ryukyu Flying Fox |
| Pteropodidae | Pteropus loochoensis | Okinawa Flying Fox |
| Pteropodidae | Pteropus pselaphon | Bonin Flying Fox |
| Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus cornutus | Japanese Little Horseshoe Bat |
| Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus nippon | Japanese Greater Horseshoe Bat |
| Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus perditus | Yaeyama Little Horseshoe Bat |
| Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus pumilus | Okinawa Little Horseshoe Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Barbastella pacifica | Japanese Barbastelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Eptesicus japonensis | Japanese Northern Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Eptesicus nilssonii | Northern Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Hypsugo alaschanicus | Alashanian Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Hypsugo pulveratus | Chinese Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina hilgendorfi | Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina ryukyuana | Ryukyu Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina tenebrosa | Gloomy Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina ussuriensis | Ussurian Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis bombinus | Far Eastern Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis ikonnikovi | Ikonnikov's Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis longicaudatus | Long-Tailed Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis macrodactylus | Japanese Large-Footed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis petax | Eastern Water Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis pruinosus | Frosted Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis rufoniger | Reddish-Black Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis sibiricus | Siberian Whiskered Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis yanbarensis | Yanbaru Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Nyctalus aviator | Birdlike Noctule |
| Vespertilionidae | Nyctalus furvus | Japanese Noctule |
| Vespertilionidae | Pipistrellus abramus | Japanese Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Pipistrellus endoi | Endo's Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Pipistrellus sturdeei | Sturdee's Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Plecotus sacrimontis | Japanese Long-eared Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Vespertilio murinus | Eurasina Particolored Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Vespertilio sinensis | Asian Particolored Bat |
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