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  2. Bat - Wikipedia

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    The fastest bat, the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), can achieve a ground speed of 160 km/h (100 mph). [52] Little brown bat take off and flight. The finger bones of bats are much more flexible than those of other mammals, owing to their flattened cross-section and to low levels of calcium near their tips.

  3. List of bats - Wikipedia

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    East-coast free-tailed bat (Mormopterus norfolkensis) Inland free-tailed bat (Mormopterus petersi) [108] Incan little mastiff bat (Mormopterus phrudus)

  4. Bechstein's bat - Wikipedia

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    Bechstein's bat is a medium-sized and relatively long-eared bat. The adult has a long, fluffy fur which is reddish-brown above and gray-white below. It has a pinkish face, and its ears are long and broad. The wings are dark brown and rather broad, with the membrane attached to the base of the feet. [2]

  5. List of bats of the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  6. Free-tailed bat - Wikipedia

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    The Molossidae, or free-tailed bats, are a family of bats within the order Chiroptera. [1] The Molossidae is the fourth-largest family of bats, containing about 110 species as of 2012. [ 2 ] They are generally quite robust, and consist of many strong-flying forms with relatively long and narrow wings with wrinkled lips shared through their ...

  7. Common pipistrelle - Wikipedia

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    It has been called the most common and abundant species of bat in Continental Europe and the United Kingdom. [15] Notably, however, these judgments were made before it was split into two species in 1999. The common pipistrelle is considered least concern by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a large ...

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  9. Straw-coloured fruit bat - Wikipedia

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    The bats have large cheeks, eyes, and ears. The average weight of these bats ranges from 8 to 12 oz (230 to 340 g) and the animals grow to 5.7 to 9 in (14 to 23 cm) in length, with wings spanning up to 30 in (76 cm). Males are generally larger than females. The bat's heart is very large, and its wings are long and tapered at the tip.