page_title: List of mammals of Madagascar
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Madagascar / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Superorder Laurasiatheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
caption_attribution_description: English: Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), a carnivore of Madagascar, Bioparc Valencia Español: Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox): carnivoro / Madagascar / mamífero
context_page_description: This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Madagascar. As of June 2014 there are 241 extant mammal species recognized in Madagascar, of which 22 are critically endangered, 62 are endangered, 32 are vulnerable, 9 are near threatened, 72 are of least concern and 44 are either data deficient or not evaluated. All of the critically endangered species are lemurs.
  The mammalian fauna of Madagascar is highly distinctive and largely endemic. The extant nonmarine, nonchiropteran taxa constitute 168 species, 40 genera and 9 families; of these, besides a probably introduced shrew, endemic taxa make up all the species, all the genera, and all but one of the families. This endemic terrestrial fauna, consisting of lemurs, tenrecs, nesomyine rodents and euplerid carnivorans, is thought to have colonized the island from Africa via four rafting events. The other historic terrestrial or semiterrestrial mammal group, the extinct hippopotamuses, is thought to have colonized the island possibly several times, perhaps via swimming.
context_section_description: The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Of the 46 species, 22 genera and 8 families of bats present on Madagascar, 36 species but only Myzopoda and Myzopodidae are endemic (the family was formerly present, however, on the African mainland). Paratriaenops is endemic to Madagascar plus the Seychelles.
  Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
  Subfamily: Pteropodinae
  Genus: Eidolon
  Madagascan fruit bat, Eidolon dupreanum VU
  Genus: Pteropus
  Madagascan flying fox, Pteropus rufus VU
  Genus: Rousettus
  Madagascan rousette, Rousettus madagascariensis VU
  Family: Vespertilionidae
  Subfamily: Myotinae
  Genus: Myotis
  Malagasy mouse-eared bat, Myotis goudoti LC
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Hypsugo
  Anchieta's pipistrelle, Hypsugo anchietae LC
  Genus: Neoromicia
  Isalo serotine, Neoromicia malagasyensis VU
  Malagasy serotine, Neoromicia matroka LC
  Neoromicia robertsi DD
  Genus: Pipistrellus
  Dusky pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hesperidus LC
  Racey's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus raceyi DD
  Genus: Scotophilus
  Lesser yellow bat, Scotophilus borbonicus DD
  Marovaza house bat, Scotophilus marovaza LC
  Robust yellow bat, Scotophilus robustus LC
  Western yellow bat, Scotophilus tandrefana DD
  Family: Miniopteridae
  Genus: Miniopterus
  Miniopterus aelleni LC
  Miniopterus brachytragos LC
  Eger's long-fingered bat, Miniopterus egeri LC
  Glen's long-fingered bat, Miniopterus gleni LC
  Griffith's long-fingered bat, Miniopterus griffithsi DD
  Miniopterus griveaudi DD
  Miniopterus mahafaliensis LC
  Major's long-fingered bat, Miniopterus majori LC
  Manavi long-fingered bat, Miniopterus manavi LC
  Peterson's long-fingered bat, Miniopterus petersoni DD
  Sororcula long-fingered bat, Miniopterus sororculus LC
  Family: Molossidae
  Genus: Chaerephon
  Chaerephon atsinanana LC
  Black and red free-tailed bat, Chaerephon jobimena LC
  Grandidier's free-tailed bat, Chaerephon leucogaster LC
  Genus: Mops
  Malagasy white-bellied free-tailed bat, Mops leucostigma LC
  Midas free-tailed bat, Mops midas LC
  Genus: Mormopterus
  Peter's wrinkle-lipped bat, Mormopterus jugularis LC
  Genus: Otomops
  Madagascar free-tailed bat, Otomops madagascariensis LC
  Genus: Tadarida
  Madagascan large free-tailed bat, Tadarida fulminans LC
  Family: Emballonuridae
  Genus: Coleura
  African sheath-tailed bat, Coleura afra LC
  Genus: Emballonura
  Peters's sheath-tailed bat, Emballonura atrata LC
  Genus: Paremballonura
  Western sheath-tailed bat, Paremballonura tiavato LC
  Genus: Taphozous
  Mauritian tomb bat, Taphozous mauritianus LC
  Family: Nycteridae
  Genus: Nycteris
  Malagasy slit-faced bat, Nycteris madagascariensis DD
  Family: Hipposideridae
  Genus: Hipposideros
  Hipposideros besaoka EX
  Genus: Macronycteris
  Commerson's roundleaf bat, Macronycteris commersoni NT
  Macronycteris cryptovalorona DD
  Genus: Paratriaenops
  Grandidier's trident bat, Paratriaenops auritus VU
  Trouessart's trident bat, Paratriaenops furculus LC
  Genus: Triaenops
  Triaenops goodmani EX
  Triaenops menamena LC
  Family: Myzopodidae
  Genus: Myzopoda
  Madagascar sucker-footed bat, Myzopoda aurita LC
  Western sucker-footed bat, Myzopoda schliemanni LC
caption: Fossa
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