A Checklist of Bats of Taiwan
| Family | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Hipposideridae | Coelops frithii formosanus | East Asian Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat |
| Hipposideridae | Hipposideros armiger terasensis | Greater Leaf-nosed Bat |
| Miniopteridae | Miniopterus fuliginosus | Asian Bent-winged Bat |
| Molossidae | Tadarida insignis | East Asian Free-tailed Bat |
| Pteropodidae | Cynopterus sphinx | Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat |
| Pteropodidae | Pteropus dasymallus formosus | Formosan Flying Fox |
| Pteropodidae | Rousettus leschenaultii | Leschenault's Rousette |
| Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus formosae | Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat |
| Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus monoceros | Formosan Least Horseshoe Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Barbastella darjelingensis | Darjeeling Barbastelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Cnephaeus pachyomus horikawai | Oriental Serotine |
| Vespertilionidae | Harpiocephalus harpia | Hairy-winged Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Harpiola isodon | Golden-tipped Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Hypsugo pulveratus | Chinese Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Kerivoula furva | Dark Woolly Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina bicolor | Yellow-chested Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina gracilis | Taiwanese Litte Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina puta | Taiwanese Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Murina recondita | Faint-golden Little Tube-nosed Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis fimbriatus taiwanensis | Fringed Long-footed Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis formosus flavus | Hodgson's Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis frater | Fraternal Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis laniger | Chinese Water Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis pilosus | Rickett's Big-footed Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis rufoniger | Reddish-black Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis secundus | Taiwan Long-toes Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis soror | Taiwan Reddish Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Nyctalus plancyi velutinus | Chinese Noctule |
| Vespertilionidae | Pipistrellus abramus | Japanese Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Pipistrellus sp. 1 (taiwanensis) | Taiwan Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Pipistrellus sp. 2 (montanus) | Mountain Pipistrelle |
| Vespertilionidae | Plecotus taivanus | Taiwan Long-eared Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Scotophilus cf. heathii | Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Scotophilus kuhlii | Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat |
| Vespertilionidae | Submyotodon latirostris | Taiwan broad-muzzled Myotis |
| Vespertilionidae | Thainycteris torquatus | Necklace Sprite |
| Vespertilionidae | Vespertilio sinensis | Asian Particolored Bat |
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