Bats list

Although there is much more to mammalwatching than listing species, it is – for many of us – a fun way to track our effort. Mammal listing is nothing more than a friendly competition. But I believe it can motivate mammalwatchers and also lead to a more interactive and lively community. So if you have a list please share it here. Any questions about what people have seen or where? Just click on their list and ask them.

Create an account – or login to your account – then click on My Account from the top menu to add or manage your lists (or simply click here).

Download the list of all bats (Can be used to create a pdf ready for uploading your list)

Bat watching rankings

#

Name

No. of species

List

Latest observations

1

Jon
Hall

485

Myotis alcathoe and M. escalerai in Spain in August; Malaysian Spotted-winged Fruit Bat among 10 lifer bats in Thailand and Sabah in July & August 2025

2

Martin
Royle

384

Lastest: Veldkamp's Dwarf Epualetted Fruit Bat, last updated 21st Oct 2025

3

Jose
Martinez-Fonseca

246

Latest: Myotis macropus, Vespadelus pumilio. Highlights: Amorphochilus, Vampyrum, Neoromicia bemainty

4

Stuart
Chapman

180

Recent highlights: Sulawesi: Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat; Thailand: Spotted-winged fruit bat; Malaysia: Dusky fruit bat, Long-tongued nectar bat;

5

Alex
Meyer

178

Honduran White Bat

6

Becky
Royle

97

Alcoathe's myotis in Romania

7

Bruno
Kovacs Gomez

35

Latest: Northern Serotine "Cnephaeus nilssonii" ( Tatranska Lomnica, Presov, Slovakia 25/07/2024)

8

Tiger
Royle

17

Alcoathe's myotis in Romania

9

Ashton
Reiser

10

NZ Long-tailed Bat, Jamaican Fruit Bat, African Straw-coloured Fruit Bat