There are forty-seven kinds of bats living in the United States, representing four distinct groups, including the ghost-faced, leaf-nosed, vesper bat, and free-tailed families. Since common names can change between regions, scientists have given each bat a distinct two-part Latin name, designating the genus and species. Below, you can sort and show North American bats by State/Province or Family Group. The common names are also listed for your convenience.
| Species | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Antrozous pallidus | pallid bat |  |
| Artibeus jamaicensis | Jamaican fruit-eating bat |  |
| Choeronycteris mexicana | Mexican long-tongued bat |  |
| Corynorhinus rafinesquii | Rafinesque’s big-eared bat |  |
| Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend’s big-eared bat |  |
| Eptesicus fuscus | big brown bat |  |
| Euderma maculatum | spotted bat |  |
| Eumops floridanus | Florida bonneted bat |  |
| Eumops perotis | greater bonneted bat |  |
| Eumops underwoodi | Underwood’s bonneted bat |  |
| Idionycteris phyllotis | Allen’s big-eared bat |  |
| Lasionycteris noctivagans | silver-haired bat |  |
| Lasiurus blossevillii | western red bat |  |
| Lasiurus borealis | eastern red bat |  |
| Lasiurus cinereus | hoary bat |  |
| Lasiurus ega | southern yellow bat |  |
| Lasiurus intermedius | northern yellow bat |  |
| Lasiurus seminolus | Seminole bat |  |
| Lasiurus xanthinus | western yellow bat |  |
| Leptonycteris nivalis | Mexican long-nosed bat |  |
| Leptonycteris yerbabuenae | lesser long-nosed bat |  |
| Macrotus californicus(Macrotus) | California leaf-nosed bat |  |
| Molossus molossus | Pallas’s mastiff bat |  |
| Mormoops megalophylla | Peters’s ghost-faced bat |  |
| Myotis auriculus | southwestern myotis |  |
