A Checklist To The 37 Bats Of Sri Lanka

The Extra Small Bats
1. 20 mm The Indian Pygmy Pipistrelle Bat - Pipistrellus mimus mimus.
2. 30-55 mm Painted Bat - Kerivoula picta.
3. 35-52 mm The Pungent Pipistrelle - Hypsugo mordax.
4. 39–41 mm Hardwicke’s Forest Bat - Kerivoula hardwicki / The Malpas Bat.

The Small Bats
5. 40-50 mm Indian Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus coromandra.
6. 40–50 mm Fulvous Leaf-Nosed Bat - Hipposideros fulvus.
7. 40-135 mm Sri Lankan Leaf-Nosed Bat - Hipposideros srilankaensis.
8. 42-66 mm Rufous Horseshoe Bat - Rhinolophus rouxii.
9. 44-60 mm Van Hasselt’s Mouse-Eared Bat - Myotis hasseltii.
10. 45-59 mm Cantor's Leaf-Nosed Bat - Hipposideros galeritus.
11. 45–59.5 mm The Dekhan Leaf-Nosed Bat - Hipposideros brachyotus.
12. 45-60 mm Schneider’s Leaf-Nosed bat - Hipposideros speoris.

The Medium Sized Bats
13. 50 mm The Sri Lankan Woolly Bat - Kerivoula malpasi.
14. 51-59 mm Schreiber's Long-fingered bat - Miniopterus fuliginosus.
15. 50-55 mm The Ceylon Bi-Coloured Leaf-Nosed Bat or Dusky Leaf-nosed bat - Hipposideros ater.
16. 50-56 mm Phillip’s Long-Fingered Bat - Miniopterus phillipsi.

Large Bats
17. 60-70 mm Indian Pygmy bat - Pipistrellus tenuis.
18. 60-78 mm The Lesser Yellow Bat - Scotophilus temminckii wroughtoni.
19. 60-80 mm Egyptian Free-Tailed bat - Tadarida aegyptiaca.
20. 61-79 mm Tickell’s Bat - Hesperoptenus tickelli.
21. 65–75 mm The Wrinkle-Lipped Free-Tailed Bat - Mops plicatus.
22. 65-95 mm Greater False Vampire Bat - Megaderma lyra.
23. 67-86 mm Black-Beared Tomb Bat - Taphozous melanopogon.

Extra Large Bats
24. 70 mm Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat - Rhinolophus beddomei.
25. 70–127 mm Lesser Dog-Faced Fruit Bat - Cynopterus brachyotis.
26. 73–90 mm Long-Winged Tomb Bat - Taphozous longimanus.

The Double XL Sized Bats
27. 80-89 mm Round-Eared Tube-Nosed Bat - Murina cyclotis.
28. 80-90 mm The Ceylon Great Horse-Shoe Bat -Rhinolophus luctus sobrinus.
29. 83 mm The Large Leaf-Nosed Bat - Hipposideros lankadiva.
30. 88–100 mm The Pouch-Bearing Sheath-Tailed Bat- Taphozous Saccolaimus Crassus.
31. 89 mm Great Yellow Bat Scotophilus heathi.
32. 89–109 mm Short-Nosed Fruit Bat - Cynopterus sphinx.

The Triple XL Sized Bats
33. 90 mm The Chocolate Bat - Hypsugo affinis.
34. 90 mm Kelaart’s Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus ceylonicus.
35. 100 mm The Ceylon False Vampire Bat - Megaderma spasma ceylonense.
36. 140 mm The Ceylon Fruit Bat - Rousettus seminudus.

The Mega Bat
37. 1200-1500 mm Common Flying Fox - Pteropus giganteus.