page_title: List of mammals of South Korea
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of South Korea / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
caption_attribution_description: Grand Rhinolophe, Dordogne, 24
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Korea. There are eighty-four mammal species in South Korea, of which six are endangered, six are vulnerable, and two are near threatened. One of the species listed for South Korea is considered to be extinct. The national animal of South Korea is the Siberian tiger.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
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.
  Family: Vespertilionidae
  Subfamily: Myotinae
  Genus: Myotis
  Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii LR/lc
  Hodgson's bat, Myotis formosus LR/lc
  Fraternal myotis, Myotis frater LR/nt
  Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Eptesicus
  Kobayashi's bat, Eptesicus kobayashii DD
  Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssoni LR/lc
  Genus: Hypsugo
  Savi's pipistrelle, Hypsugo savii LR/lc
  Genus: Nyctalus
  Birdlike noctule, Nyctalus aviator LR/nt
  Genus: Plecotus
  Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus LR/lc
  Genus: Vespertilio
  Asian parti-colored bat, Vespertilio superans LR/lc
  Subfamily: Murininae
  Genus: Murina
  Greater tube-nosed bat, Murina leucogaster LR/lc
  Ussuri tube-nosed bat, Murina ussuriensis EN
  Subfamily: Miniopterinae
  Genus: Miniopterus
  Schreibers' long-fingered bat, Miniopterus schreibersii LC
  Family: Molossidae
  Genus: Tadarida
  European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LR/lc
  Family: Rhinolophidae
  Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  Genus: Rhinolophus
  Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LR/nt
caption: Greater horseshoe bat
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