This is a list of bat species that have become extinct since 1500. As of 2025 this includes 12 species and subspecies (about 0.7% of all bats), with more possibly extinct and/or critically endangered.
Extinct bat species
- Acerodon
- Panay golden-crowned flying fox, Acerodon jubatus lucifer (Philippines, 1890s)
- Pteropus
- Small Samoan flying fox, Pteropus allenorum (Samoa, 1850s)
- Dusky flying fox, Pteropus brunneus (Percy Island, Australia, 1874)
- Large Samoan flying fox, Pteropus coxi (Samoa, 1839âÂÂ1841)
- Large Palau flying fox, Pteropus pilosus (Palau, 1874)
- Small Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus subniger (Mauritius, 1864-1873?)
- Guam flying fox, Pteropus tokudae (Guam, 1968)
Possibly extinct bat species
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