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This is a list of fictional bats that appear in video games, film, television, animation, comics and literature. This list is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals . Since bats are mammals, yet can fly, they are considered to be liminal beings in various traditions. [ 1 ]
Angolan free-tailed bat (Mops condylurus) Medje free-tailed bat (Mops congicus) Mongalla free-tailed bat (Mops demonstrator) Malagasy white-bellied free-tailed bat (Mops leucostigma) Midas free-tailed bat (Mops midas) Malayan free-tailed bat (Mops mops) Dwarf free-tailed bat (Mops nanulus) Niangara free-tailed bat (Mops niangarae)
Almost no molossids have population estimates, though the Mexican free-tailed bat is estimated to have a population of nearly 100 million, as one of the most numerous mammals in the world, [2] while seven species—the blunt-eared bat, equatorial dog-faced bat, Fijian mastiff bat, La Touche's free-tailed bat, Natal free-tailed bat, São Tomé ...
Acoustics of the songs of Mexican free-tailed bats [224] Bats are among the most vocal of mammals and produce calls to attract mates, find roost partners and defend resources. These calls are typically low-frequency and can travel long distances. [48] [225] Mexican free-tailed bats are one of the few species to "sing" like birds. Males sing to ...
The bats’ names can play a larger role in the contest than their cuteness. Last year’s winner was a female Townsend’s big-eared bat from southern Oregon dubbed “William ShakespEAR”.
The male bat uses its penis more like an arm to move a protective membrane away from the female bat’s vulva, according to a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology.
Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus, Slovakia. Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats.
Human uses of bats include economic uses such as bushmeat or in traditional medicine. Bats are also used symbolically in religion, mythology, superstition, and the arts. Perceived medical uses of bats include treating epilepsy in South America, night blindness in China, rheumatism, asthma, chest pain, and fever in South Asia.