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Trefoil Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus trifoliatus Temminck, 1834
Rhinolophus trifoliatus is a medium-sized solitary pale-furred horseshoe bat that roosts under rainforest exposed leaves.
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800)
Rhinolophus hipposideros, the lesser horseshoe bat, is a small, insect-eating bat distributed across parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus formosae Sanborn, 1939
The Formosan woolly horseshoe bat is a distinct endemic bat species of Taiwan, with a currently decreasing population.
Japanese greater horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus nippon Temminck, 1835
The greater horseshoe bat is the largest European horseshoe bat, with a wide distribution from North Africa to East Asia, with distinct traits and well-documented reproduction.
Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus monoceros K.Andersen, 1905
The little Japanese horseshoe bat is a Rhinolophidae bat found in Japan, with possible presence in China, living in temperate forests.
Lesser false vampire bat
Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Megaderma spasma, the lesser false vampire bat, is a medium-sized predatory bat found across South and Southeast Asia.
Heart-nosed bat
Cardioderma cor (Peters, 1872)
Cardioderma cor, the heart-nosed bat, is the only species in its megadermatid genus, found in parts of eastern Africa.
Yellow-winged Bat
Lavia frons (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)
Lavia frons, the yellow-winged bat, is an insectivorous bat species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Greater False Vampire Bat
Lyroderma lyra (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)
Lyroderma lyra is a medium-sized, tailless bat with blue-gray fur, widespread across South and Southeast Asia.
Great Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835)
Hipposideros armiger, the great roundleaf bat, is a bat species found across South and Southeast Asia with distinct noseleaf features.
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813)
Hipposideros diadema is a perch-hunting bat species with specialized echolocation-adapted nasal structures, typically insectivorous with occasional carnivory.
intermediate roundleaf bat
Hipposideros larvatus (Horsfield, 1823)
The intermediate roundleaf bat (Hipposideros larvatus) is a Hipposideridae species found across multiple South and Southeast Asian countries.
Fawn Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1854)
Hipposideros cervinus, the fawn leaf-nosed bat, is a medium-sized bat widespread across Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
Schneider's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros speoris (Schneider, 1800)
Hipposideros speoris, Schneider's roundleaf bat, is a small leaf-nosed bat found across South Asia with a documented reproductive cycle.
Striped leaf-nosed bat
Macronycteris vittatus (Peters, 1852)
Macronycteris vittatus, the striped leaf-nosed bat, is a African bat species moved to its current genus in 2017.
Seychelles Flying-fox
Pteropus seychellensis A.Milne-Edwards, 1878
Pteropus seychellensis, the Seychelles fruit bat, is a common seed-dispersing megabat native to western Indian Ocean islands.
Madagascan Flying-fox
Pteropus rufus E.Geoffroy, 1803
Pteropus rufus, the Madagascan flying fox, is Madagascar's largest common bat, living in colonies and feeding on tree products like fruit.
Ryukyu Flying-fox
Pteropus dasymallus Temminck, 1825
Pteropus dasymallus, the Ryukyu flying fox, is a small fruit bat native to East Asian forests with key ecological roles in pollination and seed dispersal.
Mauritius Flying-fox
Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792)
Pteropus niger, the Mauritian flying fox, is the largest endemic mammal of Mauritius, an important seed disperser for native plants.
Black-eared Flying-fox
Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863
Pteropus melanotus, the black-eared Blyth's flying fox, is an Indo-Pacific island megabat with a disputed Christmas Island subspecies.
Lyle's Flying-fox
Pteropus lylei K.Andersen, 1908
Lyle's flying fox is a fruit-eating megabat native to Southeast Asia that acts as a reservoir for Nipah virus.
Large Flying-fox
Pteropus vampyrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pteropus vampyrus, the large flying fox, is a very large megabat found across Southeast Asia that feeds mainly on fruit, nectar, and flowers.
Grey-headed Flying-fox
Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
Pteropus poliocephalus (grey-headed flying fox) is Australia's largest bat, native to eastern Australia, feeding on plant nectar, pollen and fruit.
Little Red Flying-fox
Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862
Pteropus scapulatus, the little red flying-fox, is a nectar-feeding Australian pteropodid bat that is an important tree pollinator.
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