Common name |
Scientific name and subspecies |
Range |
Size and ecology |
IUCN status and estimated population |
Aellen's long-fingered bat
|
M. aelleni Goodman, Maminirina, Friedli-Weyeneth, Bradman, Christidis, Ruedi, & Appleton, 2010 |
Northern Madagascar
 |
Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest[5] |
LC
Unknown [5]
|
African long-fingered bat
|
M. africanus Sanborn, 1936 |
Kenya |
Size: Unknown length 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest[6] |
DD
Unknown [6]
|
Common bent-wing bat

|
M. schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817)
- M. s. bassanii (Southern bent-wing bat)
- M. s. blepotis
- M. s. chinensis
- M. s. dasythrix
- M. s. eschscholtzii
- M. s. haradai
- M. s. japoniae
- M. s. oceanensis (Australasian bent-wing bat)
- M. s. orsinii
- M. s. parvipes
- M. s. schreibersii
- M. s. smitianus
|
Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia |
Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves[8] |
VU
Unknown [8]
|
Eger's long-fingered bat
|
M. egeri Goodman, Ramasindrazana, Maminirina, Schoeman, & Appleton, 2011 |
Eastern Madagascar
 |
Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest[9] |
LC
Unknown [9]
|
Glen's long-fingered bat
|
M. gleni Peterson, Egar, & Mitchell, 1995 |
Madagascar
 |
Size: About 7 cm (3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Caves and forest[10] |
LC
Unknown [10]
|
Great bent-winged bat
|
M. tristis (Waterhouse, 1845)
- M. t. celebensis
- M. t. grandis
- M. t. insularis
- M. t. propritristis
- M. t. tristis
|
Southeastern Asia
 |
Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Caves and forest[11] |
LC
Unknown [11]
|
Greater long-fingered bat

|
M. inflatus Thomas, 1903 |
Scattered Sub-Saharan Africa |
Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and caves[12] |
LC
Unknown [12]
|
Griffith's long-fingered bat
|
M. griffithsi Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis, & Appleton, 2010 |
Southern Madagascar
 |
Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest and shrubland[13] |
DD
Unknown [13]
|
Griveaud's long-fingered bat
|
M. griveaudi Harrison, 1959 |
Northern and western Madagascar
 |
Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Unknown[14] |
DD
Unknown [14]
|
Intermediate long-fingered bat
|
M. medius Thomas & Wroughton, 1909 |
Southeastern Asia
 |
Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and caves[15] |
LC
Unknown [15]
|
Least long-fingered bat
|
M. minor Peters, 1866
- M. m. minor
- M. m. occidentalis
|
Western and eastern Africa |
Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Unknown[16] |
DD
Unknown [16]
|
Lesser long-fingered bat
|
M. fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 |
Southeastern Africa |
Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and caves[17] |
LC
Unknown [17]
|
Little bent-wing bat

|
M. australis Tomes, 1858
- M. a. australis
- M. a. solomonensis
- M. a. tibialis
|
Southeastern Asia and eastern Australia
 |
Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and caves[18] |
LC
Unknown [18]
|
Loyalty bent-winged bat
|
M. robustior Revilliod, 1914 |
New Caledonia |
Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and caves[19] |
EN
Unknown [19]
|
Madagascar long-fingered bat
|
M. brachytragos Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis, & Appleton, 2009 |
Northern and western Madagascar
 |
Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest and rocky areas[20] |
LC
Unknown [20]
|
Maghrebian bent-wing bat
|
M. maghrebensis Puechmaille, Allegrini, Benda, Gürün, Srámek, Ibañez, Juste, & Bilgin, 2014 |
Northwestern Africa |
Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and shrubland[21] |
NT
Unknown [21]
|
Mahafaly long-fingered bat
|
M. mahafaliensis Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis, & Appleton, 2009 |
Southern Madagascar
 |
Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Rocky areas, shrubland, and forest[22] |
LC
Unknown [22]
|
Major's long-fingered bat
|
M. majori Thomas, 1906 |
Madagascar
 |
Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest and caves[23] |
LC
Unknown [23]
|
Manavi long-fingered bat

|
M. manavi Thomas, 1906 |
Central Madagascar
 |
Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves[24] |
LC
Unknown [24]
|
Montagne d'Ambre long-fingered bat
|
M. ambohitrensis Goodman & Ramasindrazana, 2015 |
Northern Madagascar |
Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest[25] |
LC
Unknown [25]
|
Natal long-fingered bat

|
M. natalensis Smith, 1834
- M. n. arenarius
- M. n. natalensis
|
Southern and eastern Africa and Arabian Peninsula |
Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, caves, and desert[26] |
LC
Unknown [26]
|
Newton's long-fingered bat
|
M. newtoni Bocage, 1889 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest[27] |
DD
Unknown [27]
|
Pale bent-wing bat
|
M. pallidus Thomas, 1907 |
Western Asia |
Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Caves and desert[28] |
NT
Unknown [28]
|
Peterson's long-fingered bat
|
M. petersoni Goodman, Bradman, Maminirina, Ryan, Christidis, & Appleton, 2008 |
Southeastern Madagascar
 |
Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Forest[29] |
DD
Unknown [29]
|
Philippine long-fingered bat
|
M. paululus Hollister, 1913 |
Southeastern Asia
 |
Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and caves[30] |
LC
Unknown [30]
|
Shortridge's long-fingered bat
|
M. shortridgei Laurie & Hill, 1957 |
Indonesia |
Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Unknown[31] |
DD
Unknown [31]
|
Small bent-winged bat
|
M. pusillus Dobson, 1876 |
Southeastern Asia
 |
Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and caves[32] |
LC
Unknown [32]
|
Small melanesian long-fingered bat

|
M. macrocneme Revilliod, 1914 |
New Caledonia and New Guinea |
Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves[33] |
LC
Unknown [33]
|
Sororcula long-fingered bat
|
M. sororculus Goodman, Ryan, Maminirina, Fahr, Christidis, & Appleton, 2007 |
Madagascar
 |
Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[4]
Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and rocky areas[34] |
LC
Unknown [34]
|
Southeast Asian long-fingered bat
|
M. fuscus Bonhote, 1902 |
Japan |
Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, and caves[35] |
EN
Unknown [35]
|
Western bent-winged bat
|
M. magnater Sanborn, 1931
- M. m. macrodens
- M. m. magnater
|
Southeastern Asia
 |
Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length[7]
Habitat: Forest and caves[36] |
LC
Unknown [36]
|