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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 ]
The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat. The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [3] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia. [4]
The pallid bat will be added to the California State Library’s list of the state’s official symbols in 2024, joining the California gray whale and extinct California grizzly bear. Show ...
The black flying fox or black fruit bat (Pteropus alecto) is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, Pteropus. The black flying fox is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species.
Wagner's mustached bat is a relatively small bat, with a head-body length of 6 to 6.7 centimetres (2.4 to 2.6 in) and a tail 1.5 to 1.8 centimetres (0.59 to 0.71 in) long. There are two color phases , with some individuals having blackish-brown fur over the back and head with drab grey underparts, and others being clay-brown to reddish yellow ...
The great flying fox is the largest bat on the island New Guinea, [10] as well as the whole of Melanesia. [11] Its forearm length ranges from 165–207 mm (6.5–8.1 in), [12] and individuals can weigh up to 1.6 kg (3.5 lb). [3] This makes it one of the heaviest known species of bat. [13] Males are typically larger than females.
Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Lampronycteris brachyotis) Genus Micronycteris. Brosset's big-eared bat (Micronycteris brosseti) Saint Vincent big-eared bat (Micronycteris buriri) Micronycteris giovanniae [131] Hairy big-eared bat (Micronycteris hirsuta) Matses' big-eared bat (Micronycteris matses) Little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis)
There are few bat biologists, and most tend to focus on the more obvious yet still fascinating aspects of bat biology such as flight and echolocation, “rather than what the bats are doing ...