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