JoTT Checklist of the bats of South Asia (v1.10)

Citation: Srinivasulu, C., A. Srinivasulu & B. Srinivasulu (2026). Checklist of the bats of South Asia (v1.10). Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/checklists/bats/southasia [Date of publication: 15 February 2026]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.checklist/southasia.bats

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S.No. Family Scientific Name Authority
1 Pteropodidae Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797)
2 Pteropodidae Cynopterus brachyotis (Müller, 1838)
3 Pteropodidae Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871)
4 Pteropodidae Latidens salimalii Thonglongya, 1972
5 Pteropodidae Macroglossus sobrinus K. Andersen, 1911
6 Pteropodidae Megaerops niphanae Yenbutra & Fenten, 1983
7 Pteropodidae Pteropus medius Temminck, 1825
8 Pteropodidae Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck, 1853
9 Pteropodidae Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863
10 Pteropodidae Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902
12 Pteropodidae Rousettus leschenaultii (Desmarest, 1820)
13 Pteropodidae Sphaerias blanfordi (Thomas, 1891)
14 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)
15 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797)
16 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus affinis Horsfield, 1823
17 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus pusillus Temminck, 1834
18 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus trifoliatus Temminck, 1834
19 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus perniger Hodgson, 1843
20 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus nippon Temminck, 1835
21 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus rouxii Temminck, 1835
22 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, 1844
23 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth, 1844
24 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus mitratus Blyth, 1844
25 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus subbadius Blyth, 1844
26 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus pearsonii Horsfield, 1851
28 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus andamanensis Dobson, 1872
29 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus yunanensis Dobson, 1872
30 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus beddomei K. Andersen, 1905
31 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus sinicus K. Andersen, 1905
32 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus cognatus K. Andersen, 1906
34 Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus shortridgei K. Andersen, 1918
35 Hipposideridae Asellia tridens (E. Geoffroy, 1813)
36 Hipposideridae Coelops frithii Blyth, 1848
37 Hipposideridae Hipposideros speoris (Schneider, 1800)
38 Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema (E. Geoffroy, 1813)
39 Hipposideridae Hipposideros larvatus (Horsfield, 1823)
40 Hipposideridae Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835)
41 Hipposideridae Hipposideros fulvus Gray, 1838
42 Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848
43 Hipposideridae Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart, 1850
44 Hipposideridae Hipposideros cineraceus Blyth, 1853
45 Hipposideridae Hipposideros brachyotus (Dobson, 1874)
46 Hipposideridae Hipposideros nicobarulae Miller, 1902
47 Hipposideridae Hipposideros gentilis K. Andersen, 1918
48 Hipposideridae Hipposideros pomona K. Andersen, 1918
50 Hipposideridae Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970
51 Hipposideridae Hipposideros hypophyllus Kock and Bhat, 1994
54 Megadermatidae Lyroderma lyra (E. Geoffroy, 1810)
55 Megadermatidae Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758)
56 Rhinopomatidae Rhinopoma hardwickii Gray, 1831
57 Rhinopomatidae Rhinopoma microphyllum (Brünnich, 1872)
59 Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus (Temminck, 1838)
60 Emballonuridae Taphozous perforatus E. Geoffroy, 1818
61 Emballonuridae Taphozous longimanus Hardwicke, 1825
62 Emballonuridae Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1830
63 Emballonuridae Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841
64 Emballonuridae Taphozous theobaldi Dobson, 1872
65 Molossidae Chaerephon plicatus (Buchanan, 1800)
66 Molossidae Otomops wroughtoni (Thomas, 1913)
67 Molossidae Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque, 1814)
68 Molossidae Tadarida aegyptiaca (E. Geoffroy, 1818)
69 Molossidae Tadarida insignis (Blyth, 1862)
70 Vespertilionidae Arielulus circumdatus (Temminck, 1840)
73 Vespertilionidae Cnephaeus pachyomus (Tomes, 1857)
74 Vespertilionidae Cnephaeus pachyotis (Dobson, 1871)
75 Vespertilionidae Cnephaeus ognevi (Bobrinskii, 1918)
76 Vespertilionidae Cnephaeus gobiensis (Bobrinskii, 1926)
77 Vespertilionidae Cnephaeus tatei (Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951)
78 Vespertilionidae Hesperoptenus tickelli (Blyth, 1851)
80 Vespertilionidae Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson, 1876)
81 Vespertilionidae Scotomanes ornatus (Blyth, 1851)
82 Vespertilionidae Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821
83 Vespertilionidae Scotophilus heathii (Horsfield, 1831)
85 Vespertilionidae Nyctalus plancyi (Gerbe, 1880)
86 Vespertilionidae Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817)
87 Vespertilionidae Nyctalus montanus (Barret-Hamilton, 1906)
88 Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)
90 Vespertilionidae Alionoctula coromandra (Gray, 1838)
91 Vespertilionidae Alionoctula javanicus (Gray, 1838)
92 Vespertilionidae Alionoctula abramus (Temminck, 1840)
93 Vespertilionidae Alionoctula tenuis (Temminck, 1840)
94 Vespertilionidae Alionoctula ceylonicus (Kelaart, 1852)
95 Vespertilionidae Alionoctula babu (Thomas, 1915)
96 Vespertilionidae Alionoctula paterculus (Thomas, 1915)
97 Vespertilionidae Scotozous dormeri Dobson, 1875
98 Vespertilionidae Barbastella darjelingensis Hodgson [in Horsfield], 1855
99 Vespertilionidae Otonycteris leucophaea Severcov, 1873
100 Vespertilionidae Plecotus homochrous Hodgson, 1847
101 Vespertilionidae Plecotus wardi Thomas, 1911
103 Vespertilionidae Hypsugo affinis (Dobson, 1871)
104 Vespertilionidae Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837)
105 Vespertilionidae Hypsugo cadornae (Thomas, 1916)
106 Vespertilionidae Mirostrellus joffrei (Thomas, 1915)
107 Vespertilionidae Ia io Thomas, 1902
108 Vespertilionidae Glischropus meghalayanus Saikia, Ruedi & Csorba, 2022
109 Vespertilionidae Eudiscopus denticulus (Osgood, 1932)
110 Vespertilionidae Tylonycteris fulvida (Blyth, 1859)
111 Vespertilionidae Tylonycteris malayana Chasen, 1940
114 Vespertilionidae Myotis formosus (Hodgson, 1835)
115 Vespertilionidae Myotis hasseltii (Temminck, 1840)
116 Vespertilionidae Myotis horsfieldii (Temminck, 1840)
117 Vespertilionidae Myotis muricola (Gray, 1846)
118 Vespertilionidae Myotis siligorensis (Horsfield, 1855)
119 Vespertilionidae Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857)
121 Vespertilionidae Myotis nipalensis (Dobson, 1871)
122 Vespertilionidae Myotis pilosus (Peters, 1869)
123 Vespertilionidae Myotis annectans (Dobson, 1871)
124 Vespertilionidae Myotis laniger (Peters, 1870)
125 Vespertilionidae Myotis longipes (Dobson, 1873)
126 Vespertilionidae Myotis montivagus (Dobson, 1874)
127 Vespertilionidae Myotis altarium Thomas, 1911
128 Vespertilionidae Myotis peytoni Wroughton & Ryley, 1913
129 Vespertilionidae Myotis sicarius Thomas, 1915
130 Vespertilionidae Myotis frater Aellen, 1923
131 Vespertilionidae Myotis himalaicus Ruedi, Chakravarty, Saikia & Csorba, 2025
132 Vespertilionidae Submyotodon caliginosus (Tomes, 1859)
133 Vespertilionidae Harpiocephalus harpia (Temminck, 1840)
134 Vespertilionidae Murina aurata Milne-Edwards, 1872
135 Vespertilionidae Murina cyclotis Dobson, 1872
136 Vespertilionidae Murina huttoni (Peters, 1872)
137 Vespertilionidae Murina leucogaster Milne-Edwards, 1872
138 Vespertilionidae Murina tubinaris (Scully, 1881)
140 Vespertilionidae Murina pluvialis Ruedi, Biswas & Csorba, 2012
141 Vespertilionidae Murina jaintiana Ruedi, Biswas & Csorba, 2012
142 Vespertilionidae Murina guilleni Soisook, Karapan, Satasook, Dinh Thong, Khan, Maryanto, Csorba, Furey, Aul & Bates, 2013
143 Vespertilionidae Harpiola grisea (Peters, 1872)
144 Vespertilionidae Harpiola isodon Kuo, Fang, Csorba & Lee, 2006
145 Vespertilionidae Phoniscus jagorii (Peters, 1866)
146 Vespertilionidae Kerivoula picta (Pallas, 1767)
147 Vespertilionidae Kerivoula crypta Wroughton & Ryley, 1913
148 Vespertilionidae Kerivoula lenis Thomas, 1916
150 Vespertilionidae Kerivoula kachinensis Bates, Struebig, Rossiter, Kingston, Sia Sein Lein Oo & Khin Mya Mya, 2004
151 Vespertilionidae Kerivoula furva Kuo et al., 2017
152 Miniopteridae Miniopterus fuliginosus (Hodgson, 1835)
153 Miniopteridae Miniopterus pusillus Dobson, 1876
155 Miniopteridae Miniopterus phillipsi Kusuminda, Mannakkara, Ukuwela, Kruskop, Amarasinghe, Saikia, Venugopal, Karunarathna, Gamage, Ruedi, Csorba, Yapa and Patterson, 2022
156 Miniopteridae Miniopterus magnater Sanborn, 1931
157 Miniopteridae Miniopterus srinii Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2023