HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD Families of Volume 9: Bats
Family Family English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
Monophyllus Glossophagini Long-tongued Bats 10 species Glossophaga Leptonycteris
Brachyphylla Glossophaginae 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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
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 MOLOSSIDAE Cabreramops 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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number 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 English Subfamily Tribe Group name Species Genera Scientific name name number
Phoniscus Kerivoulinae Woolly Bats 31 species Kerivoula
Harpiocephalus Murininae Tube-nosed Bats 42 species VESPERTILIONIDAE Vesper Bats Harpiola Murina
Eudiscopus 131 Myotinae Myotis Bats Submyotodon species Myotis
Families of Volume 9 of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World
© Lynx Edicions – www.lynxeds.com © 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