HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD

Families of Volume 9: Bats

Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

Megaerops
Short-nosed Fruit
Cynopterini 14 species Cynopterus
Bats and relatives
Ptenochirus

Cynopterinae Dyacopterus
Sphaerias
Balionycteris
Aethalops
Pygmy Fruit Bats and Thoopterus
Balionycterini 17 species Alionycteris
relatives Haplonycteris
Otopteropus
Latidens
Chironax
Penthetor

African Rainforest Scotonycteris

Scotonycterini 6 species
Fruit Bats Casinycteris

Eonycterini Dawn Bats 3 species Eonycteris

Old World Fruit

PTEROPODIDAE
Bats

Rousettini Roussette Fruit Bats 8 species Rousettus

Rousettinae
Stenonycterini Long-haired Fruit Bat 1 species Stenonycteris

Megaloglossus
Collared Fruit Bats
Myonycterini 7 species Lissonycteris
and relatives
Myonycteris

Plerotini Broad-faced Fruit Bat 1 species Plerotes

Hypsignathus
Epauletted Fruit Bats Epomops
Epomophorini 15 species
and relatives Nanonycteris
Epomophorus
 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

Long-tongued Macroglossus
Macroglossinae 5 species
Blossom Bats Syconycteris

Boneia
Harpy and Bare- Harpyionycteris
Harpyionycterinae 17 species
backed Fruit Bats Aproteles
Dobsonia

Straw-colored Fruit
Eidolinae 2 species Eidolon
Bats

Old World Fruit

PTEROPODIDAE
Bats

Tube-nosed Fruit Paranyctimene

Nyctimeninae 17 species
Bats Nyctimene

Notopterinae Long-tailed Fruit Bats 2 species Notopteris

Desmalopex
Mirimiri
Pteralopex
Melonycteris
Flying Foxes and
Pteropodinae 76 species Nesonycteris
relatives
Styloctenium
Neopteryx
Acerodon
Pteropus

Mouse-tailed
RHINOPOMATIDAE 6 species Rhinopoma
Bats
 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

CRASEONYCTERIDAE Hog-nosed Bat 1 species Craseonycteris

Lavia
Cardioderma
Megaderma
MEGADERMATIDAE False-vampires 6 species
Lyroderma
Eudiscoderma
Macroderma

Rhinonicteris
Triaenops
RHINONYCTERIDAE Trident Bats 9 species
Cloeotis
Paratriaenops

Asellia
Doryrhina
Old World Macronycteris
HIPPOSIDERIDAE Leaf-nosed 88 species Aselliscus
Bats Coelops
Anthops
Hipposideros

Horseshoe 109
RHINOLOPHIDAE Rhinolophus
Bats species

Tomb and Pouched Taphozous

Taphozoninae 18 species
Bats Saccolaimus

Emballonura
Old World Sheath- Paremballonura
Sheath-tailed Emballonurini 14 species
EMBALLONURIDAE tailed Bats Coleura
Bats
Mosia

Emballonurinae
Cormura
Balantiopteryx
Cyttarops
New World Sheath- Diclidurus
Diclidurini 22 species
tailed Bats Peropteryx
Centronycteris
Rhynchonycteris
Saccopteryx
 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

NYCTERIDAE Slit-faced Bats 15 species Nycteris

Madagascar
MYZOPODIDAE Sucker-footed 2 species Myzopoda
Bats

New Zealand
MYSTACINIDAE Short-tailed 2 species Mystacina
Bats

NOCTILIONIDAE Bulldog Bats 2 species Noctilio

Smoky Bat and Amorphochilus

FURIPTERIDAE 2 species
Thumbless Bat Furipterus

Disk-winged
THYROPTERIDAE 5 species Thyroptera
Bats

Ghost-faced,
Naked-backed Mormoops
MORMOOPIDAE 18 species
and Mustached Pteronotus
Bats
 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

Macrotinae Big-eared Bats 2 species Macrotus

Lampronycteris
Micronycterinae Little Big-eared Bats 12 species
Micronycteris

Desmodus
Desmodontini Vampire Bats 2 species
Diaemus

Desmodontinae

Hairy-legged Vampire
Diphyllini 1 species Diphylla
Bat

New World
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE Leaf-nosed
Bats

Lonchorhininae Sword-nosed Bats 6 species Lonchorhina

Long-legged and Macrophyllum

Macrophyllini 2 species
Fringe-lipped Bats Trachops

Gardnerycteris
Lophostoma
Phyllostominae Phyllostomini Leaf-nosed Bats 17 species Tonatia
Phylloderma
Phyllostomus

Chrotopterus
Vampyrini False Vampire Bats 4 species Mimon
Vampyrum
 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

Monophyllus
Glossophagini Long-tongued Bats 10 species Glossophaga
Leptonycteris

Glossophaginae Brachyphylla
Fruit-eating and
Brachyphyllini 6 species Phyllonycteris
Flower Bats
Erophylla

Anoura
Hylonycteris
Choeroniscus
Tailless, Long-tailed Choeronycteris
Choeronycterini 20 species
Bats and allies Dryadonycteris
Musonycteris
Lichonycteris
Scleronycteris

New World
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE Leaf-nosed
Bats
Hsunycterini Lesser Nectar Bats 4 species Hsunycteris

Lonchophyllinae

Lionycteris
Lonchophylla
Lonchophyllini Nectar Bats 16 species
Platalina
Xeronycteris

Carolliinae Short-tailed Bats 8 species Carollia

Glyphonycteris
Glyphonycterinae Big-eared Bats 5 species Trinycteris
Neonycteris
 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

Rhinophyllinae Little Fruit Bats 3 species Rhinophylla

Yellow-shouldered
Sturnirini 24 species Sturnira
Bats
New World
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE Leaf-nosed
Bats

Chiroderma
Vampyriscus
Stenodermatinae Uroderma
Vampyressa
Mesophylla
Vampyrodes
Platyrrhinus
Enchisthenes
Ectophylla
Stenodermatini Fruit Bats 75 species Artibeus
Ariteus
Ardops
Stenoderma
Centurio
Pygoderma
Sphaeronycteris
Ametrida
Phyllops

Nyctiellus
Funnel-eared
NATALIDAE 12 species Chilonatalus
Bats
Natalus

Tomopeatinae Blunt-eared Bat 1 species Tomopeas

Cheiromeles
Mormopterus
Molossus
Promops
Eumops
Neoplatymops
Nyctinomops
Free-tailed Cabreramops
MOLOSSIDAE
Bats Molossops
True Free-tailed Bats 125 Cynomops
Molossinae Chaerephon
and relatives species Mops
Otomops
Myopterus
Platymops
Sauromys
Tadarida
Austronomus
Setirostris
Micronomus
Ozimops

Long-fingered
MINIOPTERIDAE 38 species Miniopterus
Bats

Wing-gland
CISTUGIDAE 2 species Cistugo
Bats
 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name
Scotoecus
Vansonia
Pipistrelles and Glischropus
Pipistrellini 48 species
relatives Scotozous
Nyctalus
Pipistrellus
Vespertilio
Tylonycteris
Cassistrellus
Philetor
Falsistrellus
Vespadelus
Particolored Bats and Chalinolobus
Vespertilionini 89 species
relatives Pharotis
Nyctophilus
Hypsugo
Nycticeinops
Mimetillus
Neoromicia
Laephotis

Incertae sedis Sind Bat 1 species Rhyneptesicus

Thainycteris
Arielulus
Glauconycteris
Hesperoptenus
Serotines and Ia
Eptesicini 63 species Scotomanes
relatives Scoteanax
Scotorepens
Lasionycteris
Histiotus
Eptesicus

VESPERTILIONIDAE Vesper Bats Vespertilioninae

Canyon Bat and Parastrellus
Perimyotini 2 species
Tricolored Bat Perimyotis

Bauerus
New World Yellow
Antrozoini 15 species Antrozous
Bats
Rhogeessa

Barbastella
Plecotus
Long-eared Bats and
Plecotini 30 species Otonycteris
relatives
Corynorhinus
Idionycteris

Euderma
Lasiurini Hairy-tailed Bats 20 species
Lasiurus

Old World Yellow

Scotophilini 21 species Scotophilus
Bats

Nycticeiini Evening Bats 3 species Nycticeius

 Family
Family Species
English Subfamily Tribe Group name Genera
Scientific name number
name

Phoniscus
Kerivoulinae Woolly Bats 31 species
Kerivoula

Harpiocephalus
Murininae Tube-nosed Bats 42 species Harpiola
VESPERTILIONIDAE Vesper Bats
Murina

Eudiscopus
131
Myotinae Myotis Bats Submyotodon
species
Myotis

Families of Volume 9 of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World

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© Illustrations: Francesc Jutglar, Blanca Martí, Àlex Mascarell, Faansie Peacock, Jesús Rodríguez-Osorio, Lluís Sogorb & Ilian Velikov.
From Wilson, D.E. & Mittermeier, R.A. eds. (2019). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Volumes in this Collection:

Volume 1: Carnivores - Volume 2: Hoofed Mammals - Volume 3: Primates - Volume 4: Sea Mammals - Volume 5: Monotremes and Marsupials - Volume 6: Lagomorphs and Rodents I -
Volume 7: Rodents II - Volume 8: Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos - Volume 9: Bats