Trying to identify bats in posts!

Hi! I love bats and I want to get better at identifying them. I do my best but might make mistakes! I'm NOT a professional! He/it pronouns please, no they/them :) Feel free to tag me in things! Art in my pfp and header by me!

[weaver-z]

I’ve decided that all bats fall somewhere on this horrid little graph I’ve devised. Here are some prime examples of the various Creature Varieties found in nature.

[ownedbythevoid]

Hi OP no notes I just wanted to add some more guys because I have disorders

[weaver-z]

You’re so correct about all of these and it is our human right to be incredibly disordered about bats online. Thank you. Let’s go take ibuprofen together.

[bat-identifier]

[cracks knuckles]

From left to right:

-Wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex) -Visored bat (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum) -Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale) -Lesser Bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris) -Florida Bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) -Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) -Ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla) -Hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) -Eastern Tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene robinsoni) -Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) -Brown Long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) (or possibly another member of Plecotus) -Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) -Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas) -Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) -Pied Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris superba) -Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) -Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba) -Northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) -Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) -Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) juvenile -Greater long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)

I'm pretty confident on all of these except the Northern Myotis because they pretty much All Look Like That.

[transgender-chiroptera]

Hello bat person ♡

I found these sweeties in an old building at work; would you be able to ID them for me? USA, Virginia

Thank you!!

Hi there! apologies for the wait, I've been pretty off tumblr as of late. I'll give these guys my best shot! Thank you for the rough location, it really helps ^w^ These are my best guesses so take it with a grain of salt, buuuut

The first one is pretty difficult... A LOT of bats have dark brown fur, brown skin, and short little muzzles, plus it's difficult to make out the ear shape, so my best guess would be an Evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) or Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) depending on size. But, again, a lot of bats look like this so I can't be sure!

The second one REALLY resembles a Tricoloured Bat (Perimyotis subflavus), just look at that lovely orange colour, light skin, and slightly piggy nose! It could also be a Northern Long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), but I don't think those ears are long enough.

Thank you so much for sending these cuties to me, these photos are FANTASTIC and you're SO lucky to get to see them!! Hope the little guys enjoy their roosts :3 If you wanna look into the bats of your state yourself here's a link to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources bat page! And if anyone has any thoughts of their own feel free to weigh in ^w^

[goth-queen]

[flying-butter]

@bat-identifier

[bat-identifier]

Without further context I can't really identify this bat... It's likely in the family Vespertilionidae, and at a guess (from physical similarities) in the genus Eptesicus, but take that with a grain of salt.

I hate to be a downer on the image itself but a downed bat in the daytime usually indicates the bat is in some kind of distress, and look at its face: it's clearly stressed and unhappy at the person putting a pepsi in its face, which isn't really the correct reaction to seeing a downed bat. It's a funny image conceptually, but.... yeah. I worry for the actual bat, it's unlikely it was in a good situation.

[kathy-rah]

I hope this vampire bat running on a treadmill will make your day better

[m0th-t33th]

@bat-connoisseur

[transgender-chiroptera]

Found the study! They were seeing how their diet affected their metabolism while running because they're the only mammals (aside from the other species of vamps ofc) who are obligate hematophages! Pretty cool stuff ^w^

[vampires-official]

official vampire post

[stevviefox]

They really can get some speed going!

I’ve seen a bat or two crawling but never one gamboling along like this. Impressive.

[flying-butter]

@bat-identifier

[bat-identifier]

Common Vampire bat (desmodus rotundus)

[whiskybravo]

I've heard you can fascinate a woman by showing her a palm-sized bat, well here's one for my girl mutuals

[whiskybravo]

@bat-identifier it's your time to shine - bat, smol (body's about the size of a field mouse), wingspan maybe 15-20 cm, light brown fur, has snout with needle-like teeth, sounds like a cricket (that other sound at 0:05 was a bird flying over), seen in Central Poland, Europe

[bat-identifier]

What an absolute cutie and incredible find!!!!! Hope this little guy is ok :) Thank you for such clear pictures and video also!! It's probably a vesper bat, and I consulted this pdf of Polish bat species and compared its size and appearance the best I could! I can't be 100% certain without exact measurements and the hz of its call buuut I'm pretty sure this guy is a

Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)!

It's got the correct approximate wingspan, colouration, and ear shape, and while it's hard to tell the different pipistrelles apart, Nathusius' pipi is a little too big and has a lighter belly, and I employed occam's razor to conclude it's probably not the much rarer Soprano pipi!

Thank you so much for the tag :>

[whiskybravo]

I believe he is OK, I put him in an open-topped cardboard box, which I then placed sideways in a wooden castle my dad made for my niece and nephew, so that he was sheltered from the elements, in a relative dark, away from people (kids weren't there), and he could crawl out but was safe from falling out. When I checked the box in the evening, he was gone, so I believe he flew away.

[bat-identifier]

Wonderful!!!! Sounds like you did the best for it :)

[whiskybravo]

I've heard you can fascinate a woman by showing her a palm-sized bat, well here's one for my girl mutuals

[whiskybravo]

@bat-identifier it's your time to shine - bat, smol (body's about the size of a field mouse), wingspan maybe 15-20 cm, light brown fur, has snout with needle-like teeth, sounds like a cricket (that other sound at 0:05 was a bird flying over), seen in Central Poland, Europe

[bat-identifier]

What an absolute cutie and incredible find!!!!! Hope this little guy is ok :) Thank you for such clear pictures and video also!! It's probably a vesper bat, and I consulted this pdf of Polish bat species and compared its size and appearance the best I could! I can't be 100% certain without exact measurements and the hz of its call buuut I'm pretty sure this guy is a

Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)!

It's got the correct approximate wingspan, colouration, and ear shape, and while it's hard to tell the different pipistrelles apart, Nathusius' pipi is a little too big and has a lighter belly, and I employed occam's razor to conclude it's probably not the much rarer Soprano pipi!

Thank you so much for the tag :>

[yummyburger101]

lets fly with mama

[literaryxbones]

I love bats but I don't know too much about them. Does anyone have a bat ID for this one? The small ears are so dang cute ^-^

[bat-identifier]

Hey prev! I managed to find (at least a?) source for the pic, Bat Conservation International lists it as being in the genus Glossophaga (long-tongued bats), but doesn't get any more specific than that. My best guess is Miller's Long-tongued bat (Glossophaga longirostris) or Pallas' Long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina), but I could be wrong on either of those.

Usually I'd try and find a website from the photographer (they usually have a more specific ID) but couldn't in this case. Either way the whole genus is adorable and funny looking so you win regardless lol.

[afrotumble]

[maximumminimum]

Looks like some kind of fruit bat...

@bat-identifier thoughts?

[bat-identifier]

Absolutely a fruit bat! Looks like an Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) to me!

[randomness-of-arts1220]

My mom fond a bat this morning! He's so cute!

I think he's a fruit bat or something, Idk. (If someone can identify him correctly, please tell me. I have little knowledge of bats.)

[maximumminimum]

@bat-identifier

To me it is just a cute little baby lol

[bat-identifier]

Looks like a Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) to me!

Big ears, orange-ish face, pinkish arms, and a white belly! They're pretty unique (the only bat in their genus!) so I can't think of what else it could really be :> I looked at their closest relative and its definitely not that, and as far as yangochiroptera goes they're pretty distinctive. But as ever if anyone thinks I'm wrong, then please feel free to correct me! I'm no expert :}

Pallid Bats aren't fruit bats, and are known for hunting large bugs like scorpions! There's some incredible photos out there of them hefting huge centipedes that are bigger than they are!

they also have a lovely smile :)

[velvetbatss]

Bats 🦇

[bat-identifier]

-Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) -Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Micropteropus pussilus) -Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) -Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) -Some kind of Myotis (possibly a Natterer's bat?) -Greater (?) Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) -Pallas's Long-tonged bat (Glossophaga soricina) (Possibly a different Long-tonged bat, but I found the image source and this is how they labelled it, so...) -Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius) (or perhaps a different, similar myotis) (they all look the goddamn same!!!! lol) -Seba's Short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) (potentially a different new world leaf nosed bat, the image source I could find very unhelpfully just labelled it a 'leaf nosed bat')

[bat-identifier]

Oh no, absolutely correct me if I'm wrong!!! After getting these tags I went and tracked down the image source (here!) and it's listed by the photographer as a Grey Long-Eared bat (plecotus austriacus), and looking at pictures of Townsends in flights, the ears are a different shape and even bigger, and the face is different (although this picture is very small so I appreciate it's hard to see!)

^ grey long-eared bat

^ townsend's big-eared bat

I'll take the L on this one for it being a Grey long-ear, but absolutely no hard feelings, and I encourage anyone to bring it up if they think I've made a mistake! I'm just some guy and especially when doing collages like this I don't always check as thoroughly as I strictly could.

[anexperimentallife]

[bat-identifier]

Juvenile Eastern Red bats (Lasiurus borealis), at a glance. I'm pretty sure they're all the same species!

Also god I wish that were me.

[temptressbatz-deactivated202603]

[bat-identifier]

White-winged vampire bat (Diaemus youngi)

[wetdogblog]

How does tumblr feel about Primrose

[wetdogblog]

[bat-identifier]

This appears to be a bat in the genus Dobsonia, potentially the Biak naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia emersa).

Here's a picture of this species in the wild:

(obligatory: this is a joke that is some kind of weird little doggy (Canis lupus familiaris))

[velvetbatss]

Bats 🦇

[bat-identifier]

-Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) -Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Micropteropus pussilus) -Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) -Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) -Some kind of Myotis (possibly a Natterer's bat?) -Greater (?) Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) -Pallas's Long-tonged bat (Glossophaga soricina) (Possibly a different Long-tonged bat, but I found the image source and this is how they labelled it, so...) -Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius) (or perhaps a different, similar myotis) (they all look the goddamn same!!!! lol) -Seba's Short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) (potentially a different new world leaf nosed bat, the image source I could find very unhelpfully just labelled it a 'leaf nosed bat')

[transgender-chiroptera]

pekapeka tou-roa, via

[bat-identifier]

I have no idea what this thing is

[vampira-carmilla]

[bat-identifier]

Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas)

[persephonerots]

Feeling like this little man today.

[bat-identifier]

Southeastern long-eared bat (Nyctophilus corbeni)

May also be a Lesser long-eared bat (Nyctophilus geoffroyi), they look very similar and the article this image was taken from unhelpfully labelled it 'a microbat'

[persephonerots]

That's awesome you can identify bats like that! To me I would just identify him as "a cute little gremlin"😅

[bat-identifier]

Lol thank you! I mean, you're not wrong, this definitely is a cute little gremlin :3