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Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (/ k aɪ ˈ r ɒ p t ər ə /). [a] With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium.
They range in size from the Taiwan broad-muzzled bat, at 3 cm (1 in) plus a 3 cm (1 in) tail, to the large myotis, at 10 cm (4 in) plus a 6 cm (2 in) tail. Like all bats, myotines are capable of true and sustained flight , and have wing lengths ranging from 2 cm (1 in) to 7 cm (3 in).
The monotypic genus Tomopeas, represented by the blunt-eared bat (Tomopeas ravum), is acknowledged as the potentially closest link between the Vespertilionidae and Molossidae, as it is the most basal member of the Molossidae and has intermediate characteristics of both families.
Bats are one of the world’s most enigmatic mammals, found in almost every country, yet best recognized for their elusiveness and mysterious nocturnal behaviors. The unique use of echolocation to ...
Subfamily Harpyionycterinae [10] [5] [11] Genus Aproteles [12] Bulmer's fruit bat (Aproteles bulmerae) Genus Boneia [10] Manado fruit bat (Boneia bidens) Genus Dobsonia [13] Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia anderseni) [14] Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia beauforti) [15] Negros naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia chapmani) [16]
Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [3]
The two oldest-known fossil skeletons of bats, unearthed in southwestern Wyoming and dating to at least 52 million years ago, are providing insight into the early evolution of these flying mammals ...
Bats' biggest boon to humans may be in their diet. A single bat can eat thousands of insects per night, ridding the air of mosquitoes and other pests.