Vespertilionidae (Evening Bats)

Species in this group

CR Endemic

Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Lasiurus borealis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Parastrellus hesperus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU

Perimyotis subflavus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Myotis daubentonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Eptesicus fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Myotis emarginatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Antrozous pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Kerivoula hardwickii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Hypsugo savii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Nyctalus leisleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Nyctophilus geoffroyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Barbastella barbastellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Plecotus austriacus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lasiurus frantzii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Nyctalus noctula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Scotophilus dinganii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Laephotis capensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Evening Bats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 366 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	10 of 22	~60%
	Common Pipistrelle			~10%
	Daubenton's bat			~10%
	Pygmy Pipistrelle			~10%
	Kuhl's pipistrelle			~10%
	Geoffroy's Bat			~10%
	Savi's Pipistrelle			~10%
	Lesser Noctule			~10%
	Western Barbastelle			~10%
	Gray big-eared bat			~10%
	Noctule			<5%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 22	~40%
	Eastern Red Bat			~20%
	Tricolored Bat			~10%
	Silver-haired Bat			~10%
	Big Brown Bat			~10%
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~20%
	Long-tailed Wattled Bat			~20%
4	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~20%
	Canyon Bat			~10%
	Pallid Bat			~10%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~20%
	Eastern Red Bat			~10%
	Big Brown Bat			~10%
	Tricolored Bat			~10%
6	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 22	~10%
	Common Pipistrelle			~10%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 22	~10%
	Geoffroy's Bat			~10%
	Daubenton's bat			<5%
	Western Barbastelle			<5%
8	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Canyon Bat			~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
9	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 22	~10%
	Hardwicke's woolly bat			~10%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Pallid Bat			~10%
11	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 22	~10%
	Long-tailed Wattled Bat			~10%
12	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Pallid Bat			~10%
13	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~10%
	Lesser Long-eared Bat			~10%
14	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 22	~10%
	Western red bat			~10%
15	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Canyon Bat			<5%
16	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 22	<5%
	Common Pipistrelle			<5%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	<5%
	African Yellow Bat			<5%
18	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	<5%
	Cape Bat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~20%
	Eastern Red Bat			~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
	Silver-haired Bat			<5%
2	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~20%
	Silver-haired Bat			~10%
	Eastern Red Bat			~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
3	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Red Bat			~10%
	Silver-haired Bat			<5%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
4	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Red Bat			~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
5	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
	Eastern Red Bat			<5%
	Silver-haired Bat			<5%
6	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 22	~10%
	Noctule			<5%
	Pygmy Pipistrelle			<5%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Big Brown Bat			~10%
	Eastern Red Bat			<5%
8	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 22	~10%
	Noctule			<5%
	Savi's Pipistrelle			<5%
9	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
	Silver-haired Bat			<5%
10	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 22	~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
	Silver-haired Bat			<5%
11	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 22	~10%
	Common Pipistrelle			~10%
12	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
	Eastern Red Bat			<5%
13	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Canyon Bat			~10%
14	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 22	~10%
	Common Pipistrelle			~10%
15	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 22	<5%
	Western red bat			<5%
16	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 22	<5%
	Noctule			<5%
	Daubenton's bat			<5%
17	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 22	<5%
	Common Pipistrelle			<5%
18	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	<5%
	Silver-haired Bat			<5%
	Western red bat			<5%
19	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
20	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	<5%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
	Canyon Bat			<5%
21	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Eastern Red Bat			<5%
22	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
23	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 22	<5%
	Silver-haired Bat			<5%
24	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 22	<5%
	Big Brown Bat			<5%
25	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Canyon Bat			<5%
26	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 22	<5%
	Common Pipistrelle			<5%
27	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	<5%
	Cape Bat			<5%
28	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Western red bat			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Montreal Aquarium	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
7	Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

Evening Bats

Species in this group

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Eastern Red Bat

Canyon Bat

Common Pipistrelle

Tricolored Bat

Silver-haired Bat

Daubenton's bat

Pygmy Pipistrelle

Big Brown Bat

Kuhl's pipistrelle

Geoffroy's Bat

Pallid Bat

Hardwicke's woolly bat

Savi's Pipistrelle

Lesser Noctule

Lesser Long-eared Bat

Western Barbastelle

Gray big-eared bat

Western red bat

Noctule

African Yellow Bat

Cape Bat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Evening Bats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found