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Taiwan's bats

Taiwan is located off the southeastern coast of the Eurasian continent, north of the Philippines and southwest of Japan’s Ryukyu island chain. An island nation, the South China Sea sits to its southwest, the Luzon Strait to its south, the Philippine Sea to its east, and the East China Sea to its north. Taiwan’s territory is comprised of Taiwan proper and its adjacent islands. It’s total size is 36,197 km2.

Located along the Tropic of Cancer, the island’s north experiences a subtropical climate after which the climate becomes more tropical further south. Its mountainous regions, which are temperate zones, experience snowfall in the middle of winter. The whole island experiences hot, rainy summers. Though a rainy season starts around May, a typhoon season lasting from July to October brings strong winds and heavy rains, contributing to the average 2,590 mm of precipitation every year. Mountains and foothills make up 70% of Taiwan proper’s area. The island has one of the highest densities of mountains in the world, with 268 peaks over 3,000m; the highest being Yu Shan at 3,952 m. Variations in climate created by differing elevations produce opportunities for a number of dynamic ecosystems to exist. 

This is a list of the bat species recorded in Taiwan. The bats of Taiwan include a total of 39 species, of which 11 are endemic, and 6 subendemic. Of these, 2 species are globally threatened. This taxonomic chceklist was edited from Illustrated field keys to the bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Taiwan.

List of the 38 bat species in Taiwan with their endemism

Family

Species

Endemism

IUCN status

Status in Taiwan

Pteropodidae

Cynopterus sphinx

 

LC

n/a

Pteropus dasymallus formosus

ESS

VU

NCR

Rousettus leschenaultii

 

LC

n/a

Hipposideridae

Coelops frithii formosanus

ESS

NT

NVU

Hipposideros armiger terasensis

ESS

LC

LC

Rhinolophidae

Rhinolophus formosae

ES

LC

LC

Rhinolophus monoceros

ES

n/a

LC

Miniopteridae

Miniopterus fuliginosus

 

n/a

LC

Miniopterus magnater   LC n/a

Molossidae

Tadarida insignis

 

DD

LC

Vespertilionidae

Kerivoula furva

 

n/a

LC

Harpiocephalus harpia

 

LC

DD

Harpiola isodon

 

LC

LC

Murina bicolor

ES

LC

LC

Murina gracilis

ES

LC

LC

Murina puta

ES

LC

LC

Murina recondita

ES

LC

LC

Myotis fimbriatus taiwanensis

ESS

LC

LC

Myotis formosus flavus

ESS

NT

NVU

Myotis frater

 

LC

LC

Myotis laniger

 

LC

LC

Myotis pilosus

 

VU

n/a

Myotis rufoniger

 

LC

LC

Myotis secundus

ES

LC

LC

Myotis soror

ES

DD

DD

Submyotodon latirostris

ES

LC

LC

Thainycteris torquatus

ES

LC

LC

Barbastella darjelingensis

 

LC

LC

Eptesicus pachyomus horikawai

ESS

LC

LC

Hypsugo pulveratus

 

LC

DD

Nyctalus plancyi 

 

LC

LC

Pipistrellus abramus

 

LC

LC

Pipistrellus taiwanensis 

 

n/a

LC

Pipistrellus montanus

 

n/a

LC

Pipistrellus sp.

 

n/a

n/a

Plecotus taivanus

ES

NT

LC

Scotophilus kuhlii

 

LC

LC

Scotophilus heathii

 

LC

n/a

Vespertilio sinensis

 

LC

NEN

Abbreviations: ES—endemic species | ESS—endemic subspecies | DD—Data Deficient | LC—Least Concern | NT—Near Threatened
| VU—Vulnerable | NCR—Nationally Critical | NEN—Nationally Endangered | NVU—Nationally Vulnerable | n/a—not available.

Cynopterus sphinx (by Jen-Yu Kuo) CC BY-NC-ND
Pteropus dasymallus formosus (by Ching-Long Lin) CC BY-NC-ND
Coelops frithii formosanus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND 
Hipposideros armiger terasensis (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Rhinolophus formosae (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Rhinolophus monoceros (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Miniopterus fuliginosus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND

Miniopterus magnater (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND

Tadarida insignis (by Ying-Yi Ho) CC BY-NC-ND
Kerivoula furva (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Harpiola isodon (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Murina bicolor (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Murina gracilis (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Murina puta (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Murina recondita (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Myotis fimbriatus taiwanensis (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Myotis formosus flavus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Myotis frater (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Myotis laniger (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND

 

Myotis pilosus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Myotis rufoniger (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Myotis secundus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Myotis soror (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC-BY-NC-ND
Submyotodon latirostris (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC-BY-NC-ND
Thainycteris torquatus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Barbastella darjelingensis (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Eptesicus pachyomus horikawai (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Hypsugo pulveratus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Nyctalus plancyi velutinus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND

Pipistrellus abramus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND

Pipistrellus montanus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND

Plecotus taivanus (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Scotophilus kuhlii (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
Vespertilio sinensis (by Heng-Chia Chang) CC BY-NC-ND
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