The full list of species of microchiroptera present in Australia and Papua New Guinea is presented here in alphabetical order by species name. If you wish to examine results within a taxonomic family, please follow the links at the foot of this page.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A | Top | |
| Anthops ornatus | Not modelled due to insufficient records. | |
| Aselliscus tricuspidatus | Trident Horseshoe-bat; Trident Leaf-nosed Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| C | Top | |
| Chaerephon jobensis | Northern Mastiff-bat; Wrinkle-lipped Mastiff Bat; Northern Free-tailed Bat | |
| Chalinolobus dwyeri | Large-eared Pied Bat | |
| Chalinolobus gouldii | Gould's Wattled Bat | |
| Chalinolobus morio | Chocolate Wattled Bat | |
| Chalinolobus nigrogriseus | Hoary Bat; Pied Wattled Bat; Hoary Wattled Bat | |
| Chalinolobus picatus | Little Wattled Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| E | Top | |
| Emballonura beccarii | Beccari's Sheathtail-bat | |
| Emballonura dianae | Large-eared Sheathtail-bat | |
| Emballonura furax | New Guinea Sheathtail-bat | |
| Emballonura raffrayana | Raffray's Sheathtail-bat | |
| Emballonura serii | Serri's Sheathtail-bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| F | Top | |
| Falsistrellus mckenziei | Western False Pipistrelle | |
| Falsistrellus tasmaniensis | Eastern False Pipistrelle |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| H | Top | |
| Hipposideros ater | Dusky Horsehoe-bat; Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros calcaratus | Spurred Horsehoe-bat; Spurred Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros cervinus | Fawn Horsehoe-bat; Fawn Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros corynophyllus | Telefomin Horsehoe-bat; Telefomin Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros diadema | Diadem Horsehoe-bat; Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros dinops | Fierce Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros edwardshilli | Hill's Horsehoe-bat; Hill's Leaf-nosed Bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Hipposideros maggietaylorae | Maggie Taylor's Horsehoe-bat; Maggie Taylor's Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros muscinus | Fly River Horsehoe-bat; Fly River Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros papua | Biak Horsehoe-bat | |
| Hipposideros semoni | Greater Wart-nosed Horseshoe-bat; Greater Wart-nosed Bat; Semon's Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros stenotis | Northern Leaf-nosed Bat | |
| Hipposideros wollastoni | Wallaston's Horsehoe-bat; Wallaston's Leaf-nosed Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| K | Top | |
| Kerivoula agnella | Louisiade Woolly Bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Kerivoula muscina | Fly River Trumpet-eared Bat; Fly River Woolly Bat | |
| Kerivoula myrella | Manus Island Woolly Bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Kerivoula papuensis | Golden-tipped Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| M | Top | |
| Macroderma gigas | Ghost Bat | |
| Miniopterus australis | Little Bentwing-bat; Little Bent-winged Bat | |
| Miniopterus macroneme | Small Melanesian Bentwing-bat; Long-legged Bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Miniopterus magnater | Western Bentwing-bat; Western Bent-winged Bat | |
| Miniopterus medius | Javan Bentwing-bat; Javan Bent-winged Bat | |
| Miniopterus propitristis | Large Melanesian Bentwing-bat; Geater Melanesian Bent-winged Bat | |
| Miniopterus schreibersii | Common Bentwing-bat; Common Bent-winged Bat; Southern Bent-winged Bat (subsp. Bassanii); Eastern Bent-winged Bat (subsp. Oceanensis); Northern Bent-winged Bat (subsp. orianae) | |
| Mormopterus beccarii | Baccari's Mastiff-bat; Beccari's Free-tailed Bat | |
| Mormopterus eleryi | Elery's Free-tailed Bat | |
| Mormopterus loriae | Little Northern Mastiff-bat; Loria's Mastiff Bat; Little Free-tailed Bat | |
| Mormopterus norfolkensis | East-coast Free-tailed Bat | |
| Mormopterus planiceps | ||
| Mosia nigrescens | Lesser Sheathtail-bat | |
| Murina florium | Insectivorous Tube-nose Bat; Flores Murine Bat; Flute-nosed Bat | |
| Myotis macropus | Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat; Large-footed Myotis; Arafura Large-footed Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| N | Top | |
| Nyctophilus arnhemensis | Northern Long-eared Bat | |
| Nyctophilus bifax | North Queensland Nyctophilus; Northern Big-eared Bat; Eastern Long-eared Bat | |
| Nyctophilus corbeni | ||
| Nyctophilus daedalus | ||
| Nyctophilus geoffroyi | Lesser Long-eared Bat | |
| Nyctophilus gouldi | Gould's Long-eared Bat | |
| Nyctophilus heran | Not modelled due to insufficient records. | |
| Nyctophilus lophorina | Not modelled due to insufficient records. | |
| Nyctophilus major | Western Long-eared Bat | |
| Nyctophilus microdon | Small-toothed Nyctophilus; Small-toothed Bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Nyctophilus microtis | Small-eared Nyctophilus; Papuan Big-eared Bat | |
| Nyctophilus nebulosus | Not modelled due to insufficient records. | |
| Nyctophilus sherrini | ||
| Nyctophilus shirleyae | Not modelled due to insufficient records. | |
| Nyctophilus walkeri | Pygmy Long-eared Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| O | Top | |
| Otomops papuensis | Papuan Mastiff-bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Otomops secundus | Mantled Mastiff-bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| P | Top | |
| Pharotis imogene | Large-eared Nyctophilus; Thomas' Big-eared Bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Philetor brachypterus | Rohu's Bat | |
| Pipistrellus adamsi | Forest Pipistrelle | |
| Pipistrellus angulatus | New Guinea Pipstrelle | |
| Pipistrellus collinus | Mountain Pipistrelle | |
| Pipistrellus papuanus | Papuan Pipisitrelle | |
| Pipistrellus wattsi | Watts' Pipistrelle | |
| Pipistrellus westralis | Northern Pipistrelle |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| R | Top | |
| Rhinolophus arcuatus | Western Horsehoe-bat | |
| Rhinolophus euryotis | New Guinea Horsehoe-bat | |
| Rhinolophus megaphyllus | Eastern Horsehoe-bat | |
| Rhinolophus philippinensis | Large-eared Horsehoe-bat | |
| Rhinonicteris aurantia | Orange Horseshoe-bat; Orange Leaf-nosed Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| S | Top | |
| Saccolaimus flaviventris | Yellow-bellied Sheathtail-bat; Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat | |
| Saccolaimus mixtus | Papuan Sheathtail-bat; Papuan Sheath-tailed Bat | |
| Saccolaimus saccolaimus | Naked-rumped Sheathtail-bat; Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat | |
| Scoteanax rueppellii | Greater Broad-nosed Bat | |
| Scotorepens balstoni | Inland Broad-nosed Bat | |
| Scotorepens greyii | Little Broad-nosed Bat | |
| Scotorepens orion | Eastern Broad-nosed Bat | |
| Scotorepens sanborni | Little Northern Broad-nose Bat; Northern Braod-nosed Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| T | Top | |
| Tadarida australis | White-striped Free-tailed Bat | |
| Tadarida kuboriensis | New Guinea Mastiff-bat | Not modelled due to insufficient records. |
| Taphozous australis | Southern Sheathtail-bat; Coastal Sheath-tailed Bat | |
| Taphozous georgianus | Common Sheat-tailed Bat | |
| Taphozous hilli | Hill's Sheath-tailed Bat | |
| Taphozous kapalgensis | Arnhem Sheath-tailed Bat | |
| Taphozous troughtoni | Troughton's Sheath-tailed Bat |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| V | Top | |
| Vespadelus baverstocki | Inland Forest Bat | |
| Vespadelus caurinus | Northern Cave Bat | |
| Vespadelus darlingtoni | Large Forest Bat | |
| Vespadelus douglasorum | Yellow-lipped Cave Bat | |
| Vespadelus finlaysoni | Finlayson's Cave Bat | |
| Vespadelus pumilus | Eastern Forest Bat | |
| Vespadelus regulus | Southern Forest Bat | |
| Vespadelus troughtoni | Eastern Cave Bat | |
| Vespadelus vulturnus | Little Forest Bat |