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  2. List of bats - Wikipedia

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    Genera and species of flying fox as according to Mammal Species of the World, unless otherwise noted. [2] Acerodon celebensis Cynopterus brachyotis Epomophorus wahlbergi Epomophorus Hypsignathus monstrosus Nyctimene robinsoni Pteropus livingstonii Rousettus egypticus. Subfamily Cynopterinae [3] [4] [5] Genus Aethalops. Pygmy fruit bat ...

  3. List of bats of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, which crosses over Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas, is the world's largest urban bat colony. Seventeen species of bats live in the Carlsbad Caverns National Park, including a large number of Mexican free-tailed bats. [1]

  4. Bat - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the bat species the presence of hair follicles and sweat glands will vary in the patagium. [65] This patagium is an extremely thin double layer of epidermis; these layers are separated by a connective tissue center, rich with collagen and elastic fibers. In some bat species sweat glands will be present in between this connective ...

  5. Bat species identification - Wikipedia

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    Bat detectors pick up various signals in the ultrasound range, not all of which are made by bats. To distinguish bat and bat species it is important to recognise non-bat species. Captured bats can be exactly identified in the hand but in many countries a licence is required before bats can be captured.

  6. List of bats of Australia - Wikipedia

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    This is the list of bats of Australia, [1] [2] [3] a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. About 75 bat species are known to occur in Australia, Lord Howe and Christmas Island . [ 4 ] This list principally follows the authoritative reference, Churchill (2008) [ 3 ]

  7. Leaf-nosed bat - Wikipedia

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    The Phyllostomidae, also known as New World leaf-nosed bats, are among the most ecologically diverse mammal families. [6] This variation is measured by diversity in skull morphology and diet-related characteristics: Phyllostomidae consists of species that have evolved physical modifications for insectivory, frugivory, hematophagy, nectarivory, and omnivory.

  8. List of bats by population - Wikipedia

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    Indiana bat: Myotis sodalis: 387 300 [31] NT [31] [31] Though numbers are large compared to other bats classified as endangered, this species is listed as such due to a >50% decline over the past decade. [31] Straw-coloured fruit bat: Eidolon helvum: 1.14 billion [32] = NT [33] Pallas's long-tongued bat: Glossophaga soricina: 1.03 billion [34 ...

  9. Vespertilionidae - Wikipedia

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    Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats.The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat families, specialised in many forms to occupy a range of habitats and ecological circumstances, and it is frequently observed or the subject of research.