List of recently extinct bats
This is a list of bat species that have become extinct since 1500. As of 2025 this includes 12 species and subspecies, with more possibly extinct and/or critically endangered.
Extinct bat species
Pteropodidae">Megabat">Pteropodidae
[Pteropodinae]
Acerodon- * Panay golden-crowned flying fox, Acerodon jubatus lucifer Pteropus
- * Small Samoan flying fox, Pteropus allenorum
- * Dusky flying fox, Pteropus brunneus
- * Large Samoan flying fox, Pteropus coxi
- * Large Palau flying fox, Pteropus pilosus
- * Small Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus subniger
- * Guam flying fox, ''Pteropus tokudae''
Phyllostomidae">Leaf-nosed bat">Phyllostomidae
Desmodontinae">Vampire bat">Desmodontinae
Desmodus- * Giant vampire bat, ''Desmodus draculae''
[Glossophaginae]
Monophyllus - * Puerto Rican long-nosed bat, ''Monophyllus plethodon frater''
[Stenodermatinae]
Artibeus - * Anthony's fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus anthonyi''
[Vespertilionidae]
[Vespertilioninae]
Pipistrellus- * Christmas Island pipistrelle, Pipistrellus murrayi
- * Sturdee's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus sturdeei''
Possibly extinct bat species
Pteropodidae">Megabat">Pteropodidae
[Nyctimeninae]
Nyctimene- * Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat, ''Nyctimene santacrucis''
[Pteropodinae]
Pteralopex- * Montane monkey-faced bat, Pteralopex pulchra Pteropus
- * Aru flying fox, Pteropus aruensis
- * Okinawa flying fox, ''Pteropus loochoensis''
[Mystacinidae]
Mystacina- * New Zealand greater short-tailed bat, ''Mystacina robusta''
[Vespertilionidae]
[Murininae]
Murina- * Gloomy tube-nosed bat, ''Murina tenebrosa''
[Myotinae]
Myotis- * Insular myotis, ''Myotis insularum''
[Vespertilioninae]
Nyctophilus- *Lord Howe long-eared bat, Nyctophilus howensis Scotophilus
- *Lesser yellow bat, ''Scotophilus borbonicus''