MSL, Order Chiroptera
Mammal Image Library Catalog
Craseonycteris thonglongyai - Kitti's hog-nosed bat or Bumble bee bat - Thailand
498 Close-up of head, side view, Thailand, 1980. S R Humphrey
Balantiopteryx plicata - Least sac-winged bat - Central and South America
351 Close-up of head, front view, Puebla, Mexico, 1967. R K LaVal
Centronycteris maximiliani - Shaggy-haired bat - Central and South America
381 Close-up of head, Oblique view, La Selva, Costa Rica, 1973. R K LaVal
Saccopteryx bilineata - Greater white-lined bat - Central America
28 Dorsal view, showing stripes and location of wing-sacs, 45 km south of Calabozo, Guarico, Venezuela, 1977. P
V August
211 Ventral view showing wing sacs, 45 km south of Calabozo, Guarico, Venezuela, 1977. P V August
Saccopteryx leptura - White-lined bat - Central and South America
350 Dorsal view, showing face, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1972. R K LaVal
Taphozous mauritianus - Tomb bat - Africa
212 Close-up of head, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1975. R K LaVal
Taphozous philippinensis - Black-bearded tomb bat - Philippines
876 Side of head, Negros Island, Philippines, 1983. P D Heideman
Furipterus horrens - Smoky bat - Central and South America
352 Side view, La Selva, Costa Rica, 1974. R K LaVal
Lavia frons - Yellow-winged bat - C Africa
499 Ventral view in flight, Serengeti Nat. Park, Tanzania, 1977. P Waser
Megaderma spasma - Malayan false vampire bat - India, SE Asia to Java and Philippines
877 Front view, Negros Island, Philippines, 1983 P D Heideman
Family MOLOSSIDAE - Free-tailed Bats
Chaerephon pumila - Free-tailed bat - Africa and Madagascar (Malagasy Republic)
30 Close-up of head, side view, Victoria West, South Africa, 1975. J Visser
Eumops bonariensis - Mastiff bat - South America
29 Ventral view, wings extended (hand-held), Chaco, Paraguay. P Myers
Molossus molossus - Velvety free-tailed bat - Central and South America
811 View of underside of male, showing sternal gland, Finca Bassin, Puerto Rico, 1981. P V August
Molossus sinaloae - Allen's mastiff bat - S Mexico to Panama
353 Close-up of head, oblique view, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, 1973. R K LaVal
Molossus sp. - Velvety free-tailed bat - Central and South America
214 Close-up view (hand-held), Guarico, Venezuela, 1978. P V August
Mops condylurus - Free-tailed bat - Africa
213 Hand-held animal, Nyalazi, Zululand, South Africa, 1975. R K LaVal
Nyctinomops macrotis - Big free-tailed bat - North, Central and South America
891 Side view of female on tree trunk, mouth widely open, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, 1985. N J Czaplewski
Otomops martiensseni - Big-eared free-tailed bat - S Africa
354 Close-up side view of head, Umdoni Park, South Africa, 1974. R K LaVal
Tadarida sp. - Free-tailed bat - Australia
729 Oblique view of captive hanging, Taree, Australia, 1979. R Herd
Family MORMOOPIDAE - Moustached Bats
Mormoops megalophylla - Leaf-chinned bat - S USA to N South America
357 Ventral view, detail of face, Suchitoto, El Salvador, 1967. R K LaVal
Pteronotus davyi - Naked-backed bat - Central and South America
356 Dorsal view, showing attachment of wings to back, Puebla, Mexico, 1970. R K LaVal
Pteronotus personatus - Moustached bat - Mexico to Brazil
355 Close-up of head, oblique view, Comayagua, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Noctilio albiventris - Bulldog bat; Fishing bat - South America
215 Close-up of head, 1976. P V August
1194 Subspecies minor. View of underside, wings extended and mostly visible, hind feet visible. Olancha, Honduras,
1985. T E Lee, Jr.
Noctilio leporinus - Mexican bulldog bat; Fishing bat - Central and South America
31 Group hanging from tree branches, Chaco, Paraguay, 1973. P Myers
32 Ventral view, showing hind foot, Chaco, Paraguay, 1973. P Myers
Family NYCTERIDAE - Hollow-faced Bats; Slit-faced Bats
Nycteris thebaica - Hollow-faced bat - Africa
216 Close-up view of head and ventral surface, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1975. R K LaVal
Family PHYLLOSTOMIDAE - Neotropical Leaf-nosed Bats
Artibeus aztecus - Highland Fruit-eating bat - Central America
385 Frontal, close-up view of head, La Esperanza, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Artibeus hartii - Hart's little fruit bat - Central and South America
387 Close-up of head, oblique view, Danli, Honduras, 1967 R K LaVal
Artibeus jamaicensis - Mexican fruit bat - Central and South America
812 Female with single young attached to underside, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, 1981. P V August
1195 Three-quarter view of head and shoulder region, teeth visible, adult female. Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto
Rica, 1992. M R Gannon.
Artibeus obscurus - -Colombia, Venezuela, Guinas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
1289 Side view, hand-held, Guyana, 1995. T E Lee, Jr.
Brachyphylla cavernarum - Lesser Antillean fruit-eating bat - various Caribbean islands
1196 Front view of head and shoulder region. Luquillo Experimental forest, Puerto Rico, 1992. M R Gannon.
Carollia castanea - Allen's short-tailed leaf-nosed bat - Central and South America
383 Close-up of head and side of body, Lancetilla, Honduras, 1969. R K LaVal
Carollia perspicillata - Seba's short-tailed bat - Central and South America
384 Close-up ventro-lateral view of head and body, Rincon de Osa, Costa Rica, 1968. R K LaVal
Centurio senex - Wrinkle-faced bat - Central America
218 Ventral view shows lattice in extended wings, Agua del Obispo, Guerrero, Mexico, 1972. W A Wimsatt
219 Close-up view of face and skin-fold, Agua del Obispos, Guerrero, Mexico, 1972. W A Wimsatt
360 Oblique close-up of head, chin-folds not shown, El Castillo, Nicaragua, 1967. R K LaVal
Chiroderma salvini - Salvin's white-lined bat - Central and South America
217 Close-up of head, La Esperanza, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Chiroderma villosum - Big-eyed bat - Central and South America
359 Close-up of side of face, Rincon de Osa, Costa Rica, 1968. R K LaVal
Chrotopterus auritus - Peters' false vampire bat - Central and South America
33 Ventral view, wings extended Chaco, Paraguay, P Myers
358 Close-up of head, oblique view, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Desmodus rotundus - Vampire bat - Central and South America
208 View on flat surface, using "wrists" for support, 1965. W A
Wimsatt
209 Close-up of head, 1965. W A Wimsatt
210 Front view of animal on flat surface, 1965. W A Wimsatt
1121 Anterolateral view of skull and mandible, Mus. Southwestern
Biol., Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. R B Forbes
Diaemus youngi - White-winged vampire bat - Central and South America
348 Close-up of head, oblique view, La Pacifica, Costa Rica,
1968. R K LaVal
Diphylla ecaudata - Hairy-legged vampire bat - Central and South America
349 Close-up of head, oblique view, La Libertad, El Salvador,
1977. R K LaVal
Ectophylla alba - Honduran white bat - Central America
386 Oblique close-up of head, La Selva, Costa Rica, 1974. R K LaVal
Erophylla sezekorni - Brown flower bat - various Caribbean Islands
813 front view of face and underside, wings extended, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, 1981. P V August
1197 Three-quarter view of head and shoulder region, adult female. Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico, 1992.
M R Gannon
Hylonycteris underwoodi - Underwood's long-tongued bat - Central America
380 Close-up of head, oblique view, La Selva, Costa Rica, 1973. R K LaVal
Lonchophylla robusta - Long-tongued bat - Central and South America
377 Close-up of head, side view, El Castillo, Nicaragua, 1967. R K LaVal
Lonchorhina aurita - Sword-nosed bat - Central America
373 Close-up ventral view of head and body, Comelco, Costa Rica, 1973. R K LaVal
Macrophyllum macrophyllum - Long-legged bat - Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, SE Brazil, NE Argentina
1290 Front (ventral) view, wings extended, 14 mi. W Kurupukari, Guyana, 1995. T E Lee, Jr.
Micronycteris brachyotis - Little big-eared bat - Central and South America
371 Oblique view, showing face, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1972. R K LaVal
Micronycteris daviesi - Little big-eared bat - Central and South America
378 Close-up of head, oblique view, Catacamas, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Micronycteris hirsuta - Hairy little big-eared bat - Central and South America
372 Close-up ventro-lateral view of head and body, Rincon de Osa, Costa Rica, 1968. R K LaVal
Micronycteris minuta - Little big-eared bat - Central and South America
369 Close-up of head, oblique view, La Pacifica, Costa Rica, 1968. R K LaVal
Micronycteris schmidtorum - Schmidt's little big-eared bat - Central America
370 Close-up of head, side view, Santa Barbara, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Mimon bennettii - Cozumel spear-nosed bat - Central America
375 Close-up of head, oblique view, Catacamas, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Mimon crenulatum - Spear-nosed bat - Central and South America
376 Dorsal view of hand-held bat, wings extended, La Selva, Costa Rica, 1974. R K LaVal
Monophyllus redmani - Greater Antillean long-tongued bat - various Caribbean islands
1198 View of underside, including most of wings (extended), adult male. Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico,
1992. M R Gannon
Phylloderma stenops - Peters' spear-nosed bat - Central and South America
379 Ventral view, one wing extended, La Selva, Costa Rica, 1974. R K LaVal
Phyllostomus discolor - Spear-nosed bat - Central and South America
368 Close-up ventral view of head and body, La Pacifica, Costa Rica, 1968. R K LaVal
Platyrrhinus helleri - White-lined bat - Central and South America
361 Dorsal view, wings folded, Comayagua, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Stenoderma rufum - Red fig-eating bat - Puerto Rica and Virgin Islands
1199 Hanging from branch, wings folded, thumbs (digit 1) visible, juvenile male. Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto
Rico, 1992. M R Gannon
1200 Three-quarter view of head and shoulder region, adult male. Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico, 1992. M
R Gannon
Sturnira mordax - Hairy-footed bat - Costa Rica
374 Close-up side view of head of male, Monteverde, Costa Rica, 1974. R K LaVal
Tonatia bidens - Round-eared bat - Central and South America
365 Close-up of head, oblique view, Lancetilla, Honduras, 1969. R K LaVal
Tonatia brasiliense - Round-eared bat - Central and South America
366 Close-up of head, side view, Tuma, Nicaragua, 1969. R K LaVal
Tonatia silvicola - D'Orbigny's round-eared bat - Central and South America
367 Oblique close-up, showing nose-leaf and ears, Catacamas, Honduras, 1976. R K LaVal
Trachops cirrhosus - Fringe-lipped bat - Central and South America
382 Close-up of face, oblique view, Catacamas, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Vampyressa nymphaea - Yellow-eared bat - Panama and N South America
364 Close-up of head, oblique view, El Castillo, Nicaragua, 1967. R K LaVal
Vampyressa pusilla - Yellow-eared bat - Central and South America
363 Close-up of head showing nose-leaf, oblique view, Catacamas, Honduras, 1967. R K LaVal
Vampyrodes caraccioli - Great striped-faced bat - Central and South America
362 Close-up of head showing nose-leaf, side view, Lancetilla, Honduras, 1969. R K LaVal
Vampyrum spectrum - False vampire bat - Central & South America
892 Close-up of head, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 1977. R P Fontaine
Family PTEROPODIDAE - Old World Fruit Bats
Epomophorus wahlbergi - Wahlberg's fruit bat - SE Africa
36 Ventral view of bat roosting in tree, Ndumu Game Reserve, South Africa, 1974. J Anderson
Epomophorus sp. - Little epauleted fruit bat - Sudan
893 Close-up of head, showing teeth, Bahr el Ghazal Prov., Wau, Sudan, 1983. L J McClellan
Nyctimene rabori - Rabor's tube-nosed bat - Negros Island, Philippines
875 Hanaging, with wings wrapped around body, Negros Island, Philippines, 1984. P D Heideman
Pteropus scapulatus - Little red flying fox - Australia and New Guinea
958 Ventral view of bat about to land at roost, Clarence River, near Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1988. V
Finch-Packham
959 Group, roosting in tree, Clarence River, near Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1988. V Finch-Packham
Pteropus sp. - Flying fox - Old World tropics
34 Group resting on branches, Bogor, Indonesia, A. A. de la Cruz
Rousettus aegyptiacus - Egyptian rousette bat - Africa and Near East
35 Close-up, partial front view of bat eating fruit, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1975. J Visser
1029 Ventral view, hanging, shows wings and face. J Visser
Family RHINOLOPHIDAE - Leaf-nosed and Horseshoe Bats
Cloeotis percivali - African trident-nosed bat - S Africa
221 Close-up front view, hand-held, Untali, Zimbabwe, 1976. P Laycock
Hipposideros armiger - Himalayan leaf-nosed bat - SE Asia
502 Close-up front view, Thailand, 1980. S R Humphrey
Hipposideros bicolor - Bicolored leaf-nosed bat - S Asia
503 Close-up of head, oblique view, Thailand, 1980. S R Humphrey
Hipposideros caffer - Old World leaf-nosed bat - Africa
222 Close-up front view of immature, Umtali, Zimbabwe, 1976. P Laycock
Rhinolophus clivosus - Horseshoe bat - Africa
220 Close-up of head, Ottos Bluff, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1977. P Laycock
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum - Greater horseshoe bat - S Europe and S Asia
960 Close-up ventral view of head and body, hand-held, South Slovakia, Czechoslovakia, 1974. M Andera
Rhinolophus hipposideros - Lesser horseshoe bat - S Europe, N Africa, SW Asia
500 Side view, animal hanging in cave, C Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera
501 Ventral view with detail of face, C Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera
Rhinolophus megaphyllus - Eastern horseshoe bat - Australia
652 Close-up of head of month-old bat, Sydney, Australia, 1979. R Herd
653 View of cluster on cave roof, Sydney, Australia, 1978. R Herd
Rhinolophus virgo - Philippine horseshoe bat - Philippines
878 Side view of head, Negros Island, Philippines, 1984. P D Heideman
Rhinolophus sp. - Horseshoe bat - Africa
37 Close-up of head, showing nose-leaf, Durbanville, Cape, South Africa, 1975. J Visser
Triaenops persicus - Triple nose-leaf bat - Africa
388 Frontal, close-up view of head, Umtali, Zimbabwe, 1975. R K LaVal
Thyroptera tricolor - Disc-winged bat - Central and South America
389 Oblique view, showing face and discs, Rincon de Osa, Costa Rica, 1968. R K LaVal
Antrozous pallidus - Pallid bat - W North America
230 Close-up of head, 1968. B P Glass
Barbastella barbastellus - Barbastelle - England and W Europe
517 Close-up of head, oblique view, C Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1976. M Andera
733 Oblique view of head and shoulders, Lubuskie Lake District, Gorzow, Poland. W Bogdanowicz
Chalinolobus variegatus - Silvered bat - Africa
398 Close-up of head, oblique view, Port Durnford, South Africa, 1974. R K LaVal
Eptesicus bottae - Botta's serotine - Middle East
506 Side view, subsp. ognevi, Baku, USSR, 1979. M Andera
Eptesicus capensis - Serotine - Africa
390 Close-up of head and body, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1974. R K LaVal
Eptesicus fuscus - Big brown bat - North and Central America
39 Close-up of head, Clarion, PA, USA, 1970. G L Twiest.
223 Dorsal view, also showing Myotis lucifugus, Aitkin Cave, Mifflin Co., PA, USA, 1942. W A Wimsatt
Eptesicus nilssoni - Nilsson's serotine - Europe and Asia
961 Side view, close-up, Sumava Mountains, West Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1982. M Andera
Eptesicus serotinus - Serotine - Europe, N Africa, Asia
507 Close-up of head, oblique view, East Slovakia, Czechoslovakia, 1979. M Andera
894 Oblique view of animal on tree trunk, mouth widely open, Sumava Mts., South Bohemia-Czechoslovakia, 1986.
M Andera
Euderma maculatum - Spotted bat - SW Canada, W United States
734 Dorsal view of animal hanging, Oliver, BC, Canada, 1982. R Herd
Lasionycteris noctivagans - Silver-haired bat - North America
658 Side view of bat on log, Watauga Co, NC, USA, 1978. R W Van Devender
Lasiurus borealis - Red bat - North and Central America
40 Dorsal view of bat roosting on tree trunk, Oktibbeha Co, MS, USA, 1970. R Altig
655 Close-up view of adult male, Chicago, Cook Co, IL, USA, 1981. B L Clauson
815 Hanging from branch of tree, Richmond, RI, USA, 1982. P V August
Lasiurus cinereus - Hoary bat - Western Hemisphere
656 Bat hanging from branch, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 1980. D Riepe (contrib. by A
O'Connell)
41 Ventral view, subsp. villosissimus, hand-held, Chaco, Paraguay. P Myers
42 Dorsal view, subsp. villosissimus, hand-held, Chaco, Paraguay. P Myers
Miniopterus fraterculus - Long-winged bat - Africa
396 Close-up of head, oblique view, Port Durnford, South Africa, 1975. R K LaVal
Miniopterus inflatus - Long-winged bat - Old World tropics
397 Close-up of head, oblique view, Umtali, Zimbabwe, 1975. R K LaVal
Miniopterus schreibersi - Schreiber's long-fingered bat - S Eurasia, Africa, Australia
514 Close-up of head, oblique view, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera
657 Dorsal view, subsp. blepotis, , Sydney, Australia, 1980. M Andera
Myotis bechsteini - Bechstein's bat - Europe, England, S Sweden
730 Close-up of head, showing open mouth and teeth, Lubuskie Lake District, Gorzow, Poland, 1982. W
Bogdanowicz
Myotis brandti - Brandt's bat - Eurasia
731 Side view, bat hanging with open mouth, Lubuskie Lake District, Gorzow, Poland, 1982. W Bogdanowicz
Myotis dasycneme - common name not available - N Asia, N and E Europe
962 Oblique view, close-up of head and body, Krkonose Mountains, NE Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1978. M Andera
Myotis daubentoni - Daubenton's bat - Europe, N Asia
508 Close-up of head, oblique view, South Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1978. M Andera
Myotis emarginatus - Geoffroy's bat - SW Europe, NW Africa, C Europe
509 Close-up oblique view, South Slovakia cave, Jasov, Czechoslovakia, 1979. M Andera
Myotis evotis - Long-eared myotis - W North America
732 Hand-held front view with wings spread, Grand Canyon, AZ, USA, 1961. J G Hall
Myotis grisescens - Gray myotis - North America
228 Dorsal view, Short Cave, KY, USA, 1965. R K LaVal
Myotis keaysi - Black myotis - Central and South America
393 Close-up, oblique view of head and body, Talanga, Honduras, 1969. R K LaVal
Myotis keenii - Keen's myotis - North America
227 Side view, resting upright, Franklin Co, MO, USA, 1978. R K
LaVal Myotis leibii - Small-footed myotis - North America
226 Side view, hanging from cave wall, Short Cave, KY, USA, 1965. R K LaVal
Myotis lucifugus - Little brown myotis - North America
224 View of bat hanging from cave roof, Hunter's Cave, Boone Co, KY, USA, 1977. R K LaVal
225 Large cluster roosting on cave wall, Aitkin Cave, Mifflin Co, PA, USA, 1942. W A Wimsatt
814 Side view of three individuals hanging from cave roof, Gage's Cave, near Schoharie, NY, USA, 1983. T
Simmons
Myotis myotis - Large mouse-eared bat - Eurasia
510 Side view, hanging in cave, covered with dew, C Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera
783 Close-up of albino with insect in mouth, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1982. M Andera
Myotis mystacinus - Whiskered bat - Eurasia
511 Close-up of head, oblique view, C Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1976. M Andera
Myotis nattereri - Natterer's bat - Eurasia
512 Cave Chynov, South Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1978. M Andera
Myotis sodalis - Indiana myotis - E North America
391 Front view of partial albino, Iron Co, MO, USA, 1978. R K LaVal
Myotis tricolor - Little brown bat - Africa
392 Close-up front view, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1974. R K LaVal
Nyctalus noctula - Noctule - Eurasia
515 Close-up view of bat in tree cavity, South Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1977. M Andera
Nycticeius humeralis - Evening bat - North America
232 Dorsal view, Baton Rouge Parish, LA, USA, 1965. R K LaVal
Pipistrellus kuhlii - Kuhl's pipistrelle - S Europe, SW Asia
504 Side view, Libya, 1979. M Andera
Pipistrellus savii - Savi's pipistrelle - S Europe, N Africa, S Asia
505 Side view, Rhodopy, Bulgaria, 1977. M Andera
Pipistrellus subflavus - Eastern pipistrelle - E North America
38 Bat hanging from cave roof, covered with dew, Tobacco Port Cave, Stewart Co, Tenn, USA, 1968. D H Snyder
654 Close-up view on tree trunk, Avery Co, NC, USA, 1980. R M Van Devender
Plecotus auritus - Common long-eared bat - N Eurasia
513 Close-up of head, oblique view, showing ears, South Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1978. M Andera
Plecotus rafinesquii - Rafinesque's big-eared bat - SE North America
394 Close-up of head, oblique view, McClellanville, NC, USA, 1970. R K LaVal
Plecotus townsendii - Townsend's big-eared bat - North America
229 Close-up of head, subsp. pallescens, 1968. B P Glass
Scotophilus nigrita - House bat - Africa
231 Close-up of head, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 1976. P Laycock
Scotophilus viridis - House bat - Africa
395 Close-up of head, oblique view, Port Durnford, South Africa, 1974. R K LaVal
Vespertilio murinus - Particolored bat - E Europe and W Asia
516 Close-up of head, oblique view, Trebic, Moravia, Czechoslovakia, 1978. M Andera
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