A Checklist of Bats of Macau

FamilyScientific nameCommon name
EmballonuridaeTaphozous melanopogonBlack-bearded Tomb Bat
HipposideridaeHipposideros armigerGreater Leaf-nosed Bat
MolossidaeMops plicatusWrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus fuliginosusAsian Bent-winged Bat
MiniopteridaeMiniopterus pusillusLesser Bent-winged Bat
PteropodidaeCynopterus sphinxGreater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
PteropodidaeRousettus leschenaultiiLeschenault's Rousette
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus affinisIntermediate Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus pusillusLeast Horseshoe Bat
RhinolophidaeRhinolophus sinicusChinese Horseshoe Bat
VespertilionidaeMyotis pilosusRickett's Big-footed Myotis
VespertilionidaePipistrellus abramusJapanese Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon Pipistrelle
VespertilionidaeScotophilus kuhliiLesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat
VespertilionidaeTylonycteris fulvidaIndiamalayan Bamboo Bat
VespertilionidaeVespertilio sinensisAsian Particolored Bat

Bibliography

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. (2023). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 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.

Wang, J. H., Wong, K. C., Chek, S. H., Vu, K. M., Chan, H. H., Liang, J., He, X. Y., & Zhang, L. B. (2022). New records of bat species and their conservation status in Macao, China. Acta Theriologica Sinica42(1), 125-130.

Wong, K. C., Tan, L. J., Yang, J., Chen, Y., Liu, Q.,  Shen, Q. Q., Choi, M. C., Tang, I. M., & Zhang, L. B. (2013). A recent survey of bat diversity (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Macau. Acta Theriologica Sinica33(2), 123-132.

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