Vespertilionidae (Evening Bats)

Family

Evening Bats

Vespertilionidae

106 species in our catalog · found in 100 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Long-tailed Wattled Bat
CR Endemic

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Chalinolobus tuberculatus

20–30% · Possible
Brown Big-eared Bat
LC

Brown Big-eared Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Plecotus auritus

Insufficient data
thick-thumbed myotis
LC

thick-thumbed myotis

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myotis rosseti

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Red Bat
LC

Eastern Red Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Lasiurus borealis

10–20% · With luck
Tricolored Bat
VU

Tricolored Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Perimyotis subflavus

10–20% · With luck
Pygmy Pipistrelle
LC

Pygmy Pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

10–20% · With luck
Kuhl's pipistrelle
LC

Kuhl's pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus kuhlii

10–20% · With luck
Western red bat

Western red bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Lasiurus frantzii

Insufficient data
hairy-legged myotis
LC

hairy-legged myotis

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Myotis keaysi

Insufficient data
Banana Serotine
LC

Banana Serotine

Mammal

Afronycteris nanus

Insufficient data
Western Barbastelle
NT

Western Barbastelle

Mammal

Barbastella barbastellus

Insufficient data
Canyon Bat
LC

Canyon Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Parastrellus hesperus

10–20% · With luck
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
LC

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Corynorhinus townsendii

10–20% · With luck
Great Evening Bat
NT

Great Evening Bat

Mammal

Ia io

Insufficient data
Common Pipistrelle
LC

Common Pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

10–20% · With luck
particolored bat
LC

particolored bat

Mammal

Vespertilio murinus

Insufficient data
Noctule
LC

Noctule

Mammal

Nyctalus noctula

Insufficient data
Little Brown Bat
EN

Little Brown Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Myotis lucifugus

Insufficient data
Ward's Long-eared Bat
LC

Ward's Long-eared Bat

Mammal

Plecotus wardi

Insufficient data
Big Brown Bat
LC

Big Brown Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Eptesicus fuscus

0–10% · With luck
Hardwicke's woolly bat
LC

Hardwicke's woolly bat

Mammal

Kerivoula hardwickii

0–10% · With luck
montane myotis
LC

montane myotis

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Myotis oxyotus

Insufficient data
Savi's Pipistrelle
LC

Savi's Pipistrelle

Mammal

Hypsugo savii

0–10% · With luck
Attenborough's Myotis
Endemic

Attenborough's Myotis

Mammal

Myotis attenboroughi

Insufficient data
Hoary Wattled Bat
LC

Hoary Wattled Bat

Mammal

Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Insufficient data
Pallid Bat
LC

Pallid Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Antrozous pallidus

0–10% · With luck
Cinnamon Red Bat
LC

Cinnamon Red Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Lasiurus varius

Insufficient data
Horsfield's Bat
LC

Horsfield's Bat

Mammal

Myotis horsfieldii

Insufficient data
Common Thick-thumbed Bat
LC

Common Thick-thumbed Bat

Mammal

Glischropus tylopus

Insufficient data
David's Myotis
LC

David's Myotis

Mammal

Myotis davidii

Insufficient data
Painted Bat
NT

Painted Bat

Mammal

Kerivoula picta

Insufficient data
round-eared tube-nosed bat
LC

round-eared tube-nosed bat

Mammal

Murina cyclotis

Insufficient data
Geoffroy's Bat
LC

Geoffroy's Bat

Mammal

Myotis emarginatus

0–10% · With luck
Daubenton's bat
LC

Daubenton's bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myotis daubentonii

0–10% · With luck
Lesser Noctule
LC

Lesser Noctule

Mammal

Nyctalus leisleri

0–10% · With luck
Silver-haired Bat
LC

Silver-haired Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lasionycteris noctivagans

0–10% · With luck
Cape hairy bat
LC

Cape hairy bat

Mammal

Myotis tricolor

Insufficient data
Light-winged Lesser House Bat

Light-winged Lesser House Bat

Mammal

Scotoecus albofuscus

Insufficient data
Angolan long-eared bat

Angolan long-eared bat

Mammal

Laephotis angolensis

Insufficient data
Lesser Long-eared Bat
LC Endemic

Lesser Long-eared Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Nyctophilus geoffroyi

0–10% · With luck
Variegated Butterfly Bat
LC

Variegated Butterfly Bat

Mammal

Glauconycteris variegata

Insufficient data
Hoary Bat
LC

Hoary Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Aeorestes cinereus

0–10% · With luck
Southern red bat
LC

Southern red bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Lasiurus blossevillii

Insufficient data
Van Gelder's bat
NT

Van Gelder's bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Bauerus dubiaquercus

Insufficient data
Yucatán Yellow Bat

Yucatán Yellow Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rhogeessa aenea

Insufficient data
Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat
LC

Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat

Mammal

Scotophilus heathii

Insufficient data
Natterer's Bat
LC

Natterer's Bat

Mammal

Myotis nattereri

Insufficient data
Little Forest Bat
LC Endemic

Little Forest Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Vespadelus vulturnus

Insufficient data
Gray big-eared bat
NT

Gray big-eared bat

Mammal

Plecotus austriacus

0–10% · With luck
Spotted Bat
LC

Spotted Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Euderma maculatum

Insufficient data
Nathusius's pipistrelle
LC

Nathusius's pipistrelle

Mammal

Pipistrellus nathusii

Insufficient data
clear-winged woolly bat
NT

clear-winged woolly bat

Mammal

Kerivoula pellucida

Insufficient data
Whiskered Myotis
LC

Whiskered Myotis

Mammal

Myotis muricola

Insufficient data
greater bamboo bat
LC

greater bamboo bat

Mammal

Tylonycteris robustula

Insufficient data
Papillose woolly bat
LC

Papillose woolly bat

Mammal

Kerivoula papillosa

Insufficient data
gilded tube-nosed bat
VU

gilded tube-nosed bat

Mammal

Murina rozendaali

Insufficient data
large false serotine
VU

large false serotine

Mammal

Hesperoptenus tomesi

Insufficient data
small woolly bat
NT

small woolly bat

Mammal

Kerivoula intermedia

Insufficient data
Ridley's bat
NT

Ridley's bat

Mammal

Myotis ridleyi

Insufficient data
Finlayson's Cave Bat
LC Endemic

Finlayson's Cave Bat

Mammal

Vespadelus finlaysoni

Insufficient data

Showing the 60 most likely of 106 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Evening Bats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 12
60–70%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 11
50–60%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 6
40–50%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 11
40–50%
5 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 6
30–40%
6 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 17
30–40%
7 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 10
30–40%
8 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 7
30–40%
9 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 8
30–40%
10 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 12
30–40%
11 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 4
20–30%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 4
20–30%
13 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 2
20–30%
14 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 10
20–30%
15 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 4
20–30%
16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 6
20–30%
17 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 6
20–30%
18 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 6
20–30%
19 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
20–30%
20 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
20–30%
21 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 7
20–30%
22 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2
10–20%
23 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 7
10–20%
24 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 4
10–20%
25 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
10–20%
26 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
10–20%
27 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 4
10–20%
28 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
10–20%
29 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 4
10–20%
30 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 4
10–20%
31 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 2
10–20%
32 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 3
10–20%
33 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 4
10–20%
34 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 3
10–20%
35 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 3
10–20%
36 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 2
10–20%
37 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
10–20%
38 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
10–20%
39 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
10–20%
40 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
41 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 4
10–20%
42 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
10–20%
43 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
10–20%
44 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
45 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
46 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
10–20%
47 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
48 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
49 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 1
0–10%
50 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
0–10%
51 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 3
0–10%
52 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
0–10%
53 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
0–10%
54 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
55 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
56 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
0–10%
57 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
58 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
0–10%
59 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
0–10%
60 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 3
0–10%
61 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
0–10%
62 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
0–10%
63 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
0–10%
64 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
0–10%
65 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
66 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
0–10%
67 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
0–10%
68 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
0–10%
69 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
0–10%
70 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
0–10%
71 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
0–10%
72 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
0–10%
73 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
74 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
0–10%
75 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
0–10%
76 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
77 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
78 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
0–10%
79 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
80 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
81 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
82 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
83 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
0–10%
84 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
0–10%
85 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
86 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
87 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
88 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
89 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
90 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
91 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
92 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
93 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
94 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
95 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
96 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
97 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
98 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
99 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
100 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%