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    Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera, making up about a quarter of known mammal species. They are the only flying mammals and are mostly nocturnal. Their wings are specialized arms with long fingers that support a membrane. Most bat species live in colonies and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are two main subcategories of bats - megabats which are generally large and fruit-eating, and microbats which typically have large ears and can use echolocation to navigate and hunt prey. Bats play several ecological roles as pollinators, for pest control through insectivory, and a few species consume blood.

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    Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera, making up about a quarter of known mammal species. They are the only flying mammals and are mostly nocturnal. Their wings are specialized arms with long fingers that support a membrane. Most bat species live in colonies and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are two main subcategories of bats - megabats which are generally large and fruit-eating, and microbats which typically have large ears and can use echolocation to navigate and hunt prey. Bats play several ecological roles as pollinators, for pest control through insectivory, and a few species consume blood.

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    Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera, making up about a quarter of known mammal species. They are the only flying mammals and are mostly nocturnal. Their wings are specialized arms with long fingers that support a membrane. Most bat species live in colonies and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are two main subcategories of bats - megabats which are generally large and fruit-eating, and microbats which typically have large ears and can use echolocation to navigate and hunt prey. Bats play several ecological roles as pollinators, for pest control through insectivory, and a few species consume blood.

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    Dobry Bat Infographic Poster

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    Olivia Dobry
    Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera, making up about a quarter of known mammal species. They are the only flying mammals and are mostly nocturnal. Their wings are specialized arms with long fingers that support a membrane. Most bat species live in colonies and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are two main subcategories of bats - megabats which are generally large and fruit-eating, and microbats which typically have large ears and can use echolocation to navigate and hunt prey. Bats play several ecological roles as pollinators, for pest control through insectivory, and a few species consume blood.

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    B ats The Animal Variety

    ►Mammals of the order Chiroptera.


    ►Only flying mammals.
    ►Approximately 1400 species,
    making up about a quarter of all
    known mammal species.
    ►Most are nocturnal.
    ►Most bats can’t launch from the ground.
    ►Wings are specialized arms, with long fingers
    providing support for the membrane.

    Most species live in colonies

    Found

    Not Found

    Found on all continents except Antarctica

    Megabat
    Two subcategories Large, Mainly fruit eating,
    cannot echolocate.

    Microbat
    Generally have large ears,
    can use echolocation.

    Lesser Little Common Leaf-Nosed Greater


    Long-Nosed Bat Brown Bat Vampire Bat Ghost Bat Flying Fox

    Body Length: 3 in Body Length: 3-3.5 in Body Length: 3.5 in Body Length: 4-5 in Body Length: 11-13 in
    Wingspan: 10 in Wingspan: 9-10.5 in Wingspan: 7 in Wingspan: 20 in Wingspan: Up to 5 ft
    Where: Central Where: Northern U.S. Where: Central and Where: Northern Where: Southeast Asia.
    Mexico, Arizona, Southern Canada. South America. Australia. Diet: Frugivore
    New Mexico. Diet: Insectivore. Diet: Sanguivore. Diet: Carnivore Hibernate? No.
    Diet: Nectarivore. Hibernate? Yes. Hibernate? No. Hibernate? No. Fun Fact: They will fan
    Hibernate? No, but Fun Fact: They can Fun Fact: One of the Fun Fact: Such themselves with their
    they migrate. consume up to half only bat species that adept predators wings on hot days.
    Fun Fact: They are their body weight can run, jump, and that they can kill
    the primary each night. launch off the prey twice their
    pollinators of ground. size.
    Agave cacti.

    Insectivore
    Most Microbats Nectarivore
    have this diet. Pollinates.
    Pest control. Saguaro flower is
    especially popular.

    Frugivore
    Most Megabats
    have this diet. Sanguivore
    Drops seeds. “Sangui” meaning
    blood. Only 3
    known species of
    Carnivore bat drink blood.
    Eats small They have sharp
    ver tebrates. teeth and
    Rare. These bats anti-clotting saliva.
    have sharp teeth.

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