Singapore guide to vertebrate animals
This guide was created from the "place" Singapore.
Baya Weaver
The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth and they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves. These nest colonies are usually found on thorny trees or palm fronds and the nests are often ...more ↓
Spotted Fantail
The Spotted Fantail (Rhipidura perlata) is a species of bird in the Rhipiduridae family.
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler
The Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
White-necked Babbler
The White-necked Babbler (Stachyris leucotis) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Chestnut-rumped Babbler
The Chestnut-rumped Babbler (Stachyris maculata) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gray-headed Babbler
The Grey-headed Babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
The Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is a species of bird in the flycatcher-shrike genus, Hemipus. It is traditionally included in the cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sunda Islands, occurring in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...more ↓
Dark-necked Tailorbird
The Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it is now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
Ashy Tailorbird
The Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove ...more ↓
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
The Rufous-Tailed Tailorbird (Orthotomus sericeus) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove ...more ↓
Common Tailorbird
The Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his Jungle Book, it is a common resident in urban gardens. Although shy birds that are usually hidden within vegetation, their loud calls are familiar and give away their presence. They are ...more ↓
Zitting Cisticola
The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), is widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump, lacks any gold on the collar and the ...more ↓
Yellow-bellied Prinia
The yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and much of Southeast Asia. It ranges across Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Slender-billed Crow
The Slender-billed Crow (Corvus enca) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. Its eastern populations are called Violaceous Crow and sometimes separated as Corvus violaceus.
Large-billed Crow
The jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill which is the source of its scientific name macrorhynchos (Ancient Greek for "large ...more ↓
House Crow
The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than either. The forehead, ...more ↓
Crested Jay
The Crested Jay (Platylophus galericulatus) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Platylophus. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Black Magpie
The Black Magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus) is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. Despite its name, it is neither a magpie nor, as was long believed, a jay, but a treepie. Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies. It is monotypic within the genus Platysmurus.
Dusky Broadbill
The Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Banded Broadbill
The Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
The Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Black-and-red Broadbill
The Black-and-red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) is a species of bird in the broadbill family. It is monotypic within the genus Cymbirhynchus.
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is a poorly known species of whale even for a beaked whale, and was named for the unusual shape of its dual teeth. It is a fairly typical-looking species, but is notable for the males not having any scarring.
Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale
The tropical bottlenose whale (Indopacetus pacificus), also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale and the Longman's beaked whale, was considered to be the world's rarest cetacean until recently, but the spade-toothed whale now holds that position. As of 2010, the species is now known from nearly a dozen strandings and over 65 sightings.
Pygmy Sperm Whale
The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of three species of toothed whale in the sperm whale family. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded specimens.
Finless Porpoise
The finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) is one of six porpoise species. A freshwater population found in the Yangtze River in China is known locally as the jiangtun (江豚) or "river porpoise". In the waters around Japan, at the northern end of its range, it is known as the sunameri (砂滑). There is a degree of taxonomic uncertainty surrounding the species, with ...more ↓
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) long, and weighs up to 230 kilograms (510 lb). It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of Africa. Its back is dark grey and its belly is lighter grey or nearly white with grey ...more ↓
Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin
The Chinese white dolphin (Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis chinensis; Chinese: 中華白海豚; pinyin: Zhōnghuá bái hǎitún) is a humpback dolphin species, one of 80 cetacean species. An adult is white or pink and may appear as an albino dolphin to some. Uniquely, the population along the Chinese coast has pink skin, and the pink colour originates not from a ...more ↓
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
The pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse seines. In the 1980s, the rise of "dolphin-friendly" tuna capture methods saved millions of the species in the eastern Pacific Ocean and it ...more ↓
Striped Dolphin
The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is an extensively studied dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family, Delphinidae.
Spinner Dolphin
The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it spins along its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air. It is a member of the family Delphinidae of toothed whales.
Irrawaddy Dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.
Orca
The killer whale or orca (Orcinus orca) is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. Killer whales have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish, while others hunt marine mammals such as seals and dolphins. They have been known to attack ...more ↓
Fraser's Dolphin
Fraser's Dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) or Sarawak Dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
Long-beaked Common Dolphin
The long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) is a species of common dolphin. It has a more restricted range than the short-beaked common dolphin (D. delphis). It has a disjointed range in coastal areas in tropical and warmer temperate oceans. The range includes parts of western and southern Africa, much of western South America, central California to central ...more ↓
Risso's Dolphin
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the only species of dolphin in the genus Grampus.
Rough-toothed Dolphin
The rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) is a species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world.
Short-finned Pilot Whale
The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala. It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae), though its behaviour is closer to that of the larger whales.
Pygmy Killer Whale
The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a small, rarely seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the killer whale. It is the smallest species that has "whale" in its common name. In fact, "killer" may be more apt in the case of the pygmy killer whale than its larger cousin; when a ...more ↓
False Killer Whale
The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a cetacean, and the third-largest member of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It lives in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world. As its name implies, the false killer whale shares characteristics, such as appearance, with the more widely known killer whale. Like the killer whale, the false killer whale attacks ...more ↓
Melon-headed Whale
The melon-headed whale (species Peponocephala electra; other names are many-toothed blackfish and electra dolphin) is a cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). It is closely related to the pygmy killer whale and pilot whale, and collectively these dolphin species are known by the common name blackfish. It is also related to the false killer whale. The ...more ↓
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
The Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae. It is a small bat that lives in South and Southeast Asia and Indonesia (Borneo). It weighs between 21 and 32 grams (0.74 and 1.1 oz). It occurs in many types of habitat, but most frequently in disturbed forest, including lower montane forest and tropical lowland ...more ↓
Black-capped Fruit Bat
The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus Chironax.
Pygmy Fruit Bat
The Pygmy Fruit Bat (Aethalops alecto), also known as the Grey Fruit Bat, is a species of megabat.
Geoffroy's Rousette
The Geoffroy's Rousette, (Rousettus amplexicaudatus), is a species of megabat or old world fruit bats.
Large Flying Fox
The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), also known as the greater flying fox, Malaysian flying fox, kalang or kalong, is a southeast Asian species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Like the other members of the genus Pteropus, or the Old World fruit bats, it feeds exclusively on fruits, nectar and flowers. It is noted for being one of ...more ↓
Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat
The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat,Honey nectar bat,least blossom-bat,dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat, and lesser long-tongued fruit bat, is a species of megabat. M. minimus is one of the smallest species in the family Pteropodidae, with an average length of 60–85 mm. It has a ...more ↓
Greater Long-tongued Fruit Bat
The long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus) is a species of megabat.
Lesser Dawn Bat
Cave Nectar Bat (Eonycteris spelaea), common names also include Dawn Bat, Common Dawn Bat, Common Nectar Bat and Lesser Dawn Bat , is a species of megabat within the genus Eonycteris. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and caves, and it is threatened by habitat loss. E. spelaea is the sole pollinator ...more ↓
Lucas's Short-nosed Fruit Bat
The dusky fruit bat (Penthetor lucasi Dobson, 1880), the only member of the genus Penthetor, a genus of megabat.
Spotted-winged Fruit Bat
The spotted-winged fruit bat, (Balionycteris maculata) is the smallest megabat in the world, and the only species in the genus Balionycteris. It inhabits forests in Indonesia and Malaysia.
acuminate horseshoe bat
The Acuminate Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus acuminatus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus affinis, the Intermediate Horseshoe bat, is a bat species of the Rhinolophidae family that is very widespread throughout much of South Asia, southern and central China and Southeast Asia. It is listed by IUCN as Least Concern as it is considered common where it occurs, without any known major threats.
Blyth's horseshoe bat
Blyth's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus lepidus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Woolly Horseshoe Bat
The Woolly Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus luctus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
least horseshoe bat
The Least Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus pusillus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
lesser woolly horseshoe bat
The Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sedulus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
lesser brown horseshoe bat
The Lesser Brown Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus stheno) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
trefoil horseshoe bat
The Trefoil Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus trifoliatus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Greater false vampire bat
The Greater False Vampire Bat (Megaderma lyra) is a carnivorous bat, just as the South American Spectral Bat. However, it lives in Asia, along with other bats of the genus Megaderma, which are also known as "false vampires".
Lesser false vampire bat
The lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma, is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows. They are insectivorous.
Great Roundleaf Bat
The Great Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros armiger) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Dusky Roundleaf Bat
The Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat or Dusky Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros ater) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
bicolored roundleaf bat
The Bicolored Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros bicolor) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
Fawn Roundleaf Bat
The Fawn Leaf-nosed Bat or Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros cervinus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vanuatu.
ashy roundleaf bat
The Ashy Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros cineraceus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found from India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Viet Nam
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
The Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat or Diadem Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros diadema) is one of the most widespread species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is probably most closely related to Hipposideros demissus from Makira and to Hipposideros inornatus from the Northern Territory in Australia. Hipposideros diadema is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, ...more ↓
Borneo roundleaf bat
The Borneo roundleaf bat (Hipposideros doriae) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.Hipposideros sabanus is a synonym of this species.
Cantor's roundleaf bat
Cantor's Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
intermediate roundleaf bat
The Intermediate Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros larvatus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Ridley's roundleaf bat
Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat, Ridley's Roundleaf Bat, or Singapore Roundleaf Horseshoe Bat (Hipposideros ridleyi) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia and Singapore. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Malayan Slit-faced Bat
The Malayan Slit-Faced Bat (Nycteris tragata) is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
The naked-rumped pouched bat (Saccolaimus saccolaimus) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and possibly Myanmar.
lesser sheath-tailed bat
The Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura monticola) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Black-bearded Tomb Bat
The Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Western Bent-winged Bat
The Western Bent-Winged Bat (Miniopterus magnater) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Large-footed Bat
The large-footed bat, large-footed mouse-eared bat or large-footed myotis (Myotis adversus) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Vanuatu, and possibly Vietnam.
Horsfield's Bat
Horsfield's bat (Myotis horsfieldii) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
whiskered myotis
The wall-roosting mouse-eared bat, or Nepalese whiskered myotis (Myotis muricola) is a species of vesper bat whose type locality is Nepal.
Singapore whiskered bat
The Singapore whiskered bat (Myotis oreias) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Singapore.
Ridley's bat
Ridley's bat (Myotis ridleyi) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Javan pipistrelle
The Java pipistrelle, (Pipistrellus javanicus), is a species of pipistrelle bat found in South and Southeast Asia, including Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Brunei; Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand and Vietnam. It favors human habitations.
narrow-winged pipistrelle
The narrow-winged pipistrelle (Pipistrellus stenopterus) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
least pipistrelle
The least pipistrelle (Pipistrellus tenuis) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Afghanistan, Cameroon, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat
The Lesser Asiatic yellow bat (Scotophilus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.
Lesser Bamboo Bat
The Lesser Bamboo Bat (Tylonycteris pachypus) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines.
greater bamboo bat
The Greater Bamboo Bat (Tylonycteris robustula) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Rohu's bat
Rohu's bat (Philetor brachypterus) is a species of vesper bat. It belongs to the monotypic genus Philetor. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
Hardwicke's woolly bat
Hardwicke's Woolly Bat (Kerivoula hardwickii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. The bat typically inhabits the forest understory of these regions and roosts in hollow trees or dead clusters of leaves. As typical with understory bats, ...more ↓
small woolly bat
The small woolly bat (Kerivoula intermedia) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found only in Malaysia and is little known. It is only slightly larger than the Kitti's hog-nosed bat, one of the smallest mammals in the world. The small woolly bat weighs 2.5 to 4 g (0.088 to 0.14 oz).
Papillose woolly bat
The Papillose Woolly Bat (Kerivoula papillosa) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
clear-winged woolly bat
The Clear-winged Woolly Bat (Kerivoula pellucida) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Members of this species are relatively small, typically weighing about 4.5g and mainly forages in the understory of tropical forests. This species also presents a unique variant of echolocation that ...more ↓
painted bat
The painted bat (Kerivoula picta) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.
Blanford's bat
Blanford's bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Common Thick-thumbed Bat
The common thick-thumbed bat (Glischropus tylopus) is a species of vesper bat found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand. It has two subspecies:
round-eared tube-nosed bat
The round-eared tube-nosed bat (Murina cyclotis), is a species of bat in the Vespertilionidae family from Central and Southeast Asia.
brown tube-nosed bat
The Brown Tube-Nosed Bat (Murina suilla) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
hairless bat
The Hairless Bat (Cheiromeles torquatus) also called the "Naked Bat" is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The hairless bat is mostly hairless but does have short bristly hairs around its neck, on its front toes, and around the throat sac, along with fine hairs on the head and tail membrane.
