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The Bumble bee bat is the worlds smallest
bat weighing less than a penny.
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Bats are the only mammal which are capable of true flight. All of
the other so-call flying mammals such as the flying squirrels or
flying lemurs are gliders and lack the physical adaptation that
enables bats to fly. As the name Chiroptera, their wings are highly
modified hands. Each wing consisting of four fingers and a thumb
covered with a thin membrane to form a wing. The wing could be
used like a hand to scoop up insects and bring them to the mouth
for consumption during flight. Another special adaptation that
make bats unique from all other mammals is that their hind limbs
are mounted at 180 degrees so that the knees point backward.
This positioning of the knees helps them hang upside down and
steer easier during flight.
the other so-call flying mammals such as the flying squirrels or
flying lemurs are gliders and lack the physical adaptation that
enables bats to fly. As the name Chiroptera, their wings are highly
modified hands. Each wing consisting of four fingers and a thumb
covered with a thin membrane to form a wing. The wing could be
used like a hand to scoop up insects and bring them to the mouth
for consumption during flight. Another special adaptation that
make bats unique from all other mammals is that their hind limbs
are mounted at 180 degrees so that the knees point backward.
This positioning of the knees helps them hang upside down and
steer easier during flight.
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| Bat Anatomy |
Microcheroptera are smaller in size weighing from 2 grams to
196 grams and have a forearm length of 22-115 mm. The worlds
less than a penny. Microbats, with 135 genera and 759 species,
are virtually distributed worldwide except for Antarctica. Their
food habits are extremely diverse, encompassing a range which
includes insects, fruit, nectar, pollen, vertebrates, fish and blood.
They have small eyes and in some cases, the eyes are almost
hidden. Although their vision works quite well in dim light, they
rely almost exclusively on echolocation for hunting and navigation.
Most of their physical characteristics are adaptations modified for
echolocation such as enlarged ears, facial skin folds and nose
leaves. Microbats roost in dark caves, mine tunnels, tree cavities,
attics and underneath tiles of homes and buildings and other
man-made structures. Some roost in the foliage of trees or
bushes but never in the open as do megabats.
196 grams and have a forearm length of 22-115 mm. The worlds
less than a penny. Microbats, with 135 genera and 759 species,
are virtually distributed worldwide except for Antarctica. Their
food habits are extremely diverse, encompassing a range which
includes insects, fruit, nectar, pollen, vertebrates, fish and blood.
They have small eyes and in some cases, the eyes are almost
hidden. Although their vision works quite well in dim light, they
rely almost exclusively on echolocation for hunting and navigation.
Most of their physical characteristics are adaptations modified for
echolocation such as enlarged ears, facial skin folds and nose
leaves. Microbats roost in dark caves, mine tunnels, tree cavities,
attics and underneath tiles of homes and buildings and other
man-made structures. Some roost in the foliage of trees or
bushes but never in the open as do megabats.
Megachiroptera consist of Old World fruit bats and flying foxes also known as
megabats. These bats are larger in size measuring head and body length from
50 to 400 mm. Adults range in weight from 10 to over 1,500 grams and have a
forearm length of 36 to 228 mm. The largest is the Indonesian flying fox with a
wingspan of 6ft. There are 42 genera and 173 different species that are
distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World from Africa
and the eastern end of the Mediterranean, eastward across the southern
Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean islands to India, southeast Asia,
Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, southern Japan, Melanesia, and
all but the eastern most islands of the central and South Pacific. The most
distinctive feature of megabats is the presence of a claw on the second finger, a
trait lacking in microbats. Visually oriented they depend more on site than
echolocation since their diet consist of mainly fruits and flowers, including both
nectar and pollen. Unlike microbats, megabats form colonies, known as camps
on tree-tops out in the open.
megabats. These bats are larger in size measuring head and body length from
50 to 400 mm. Adults range in weight from 10 to over 1,500 grams and have a
forearm length of 36 to 228 mm. The largest is the Indonesian flying fox with a
wingspan of 6ft. There are 42 genera and 173 different species that are
distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World from Africa
and the eastern end of the Mediterranean, eastward across the southern
Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean islands to India, southeast Asia,
Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, southern Japan, Melanesia, and
all but the eastern most islands of the central and South Pacific. The most
distinctive feature of megabats is the presence of a claw on the second finger, a
trait lacking in microbats. Visually oriented they depend more on site than
echolocation since their diet consist of mainly fruits and flowers, including both
nectar and pollen. Unlike microbats, megabats form colonies, known as camps
on tree-tops out in the open.
| A giant Indian flying fox |
| Bats are divided into two sub-orders Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera. |
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A fishing bats echolocation is so sophisticated
that it can detect a minnow's fin as fine as a
human hair protruding just 2mm above the
surface of the water.
that it can detect a minnow's fin as fine as a
human hair protruding just 2mm above the
surface of the water.
Bats make up almost one quarter of the entire
4,625 known species of mammals. Bats
originated about 120 million years ago and
have hardly evolved during that time. Found
on almost every continent in the world except
Antarctica, they are among the most diverse
and geographically dispersed mammal in the
world. They can fly 10,000 feet above the
earth reaching speeds of up to 60 mph and
posses such sophisticated navigation systems
(echolocation), that some aspects of the way
they function are still a mystery. Bats have the
longest life span of any mammal in relation to
body size. Some bats can live over 40 years.
4,625 known species of mammals. Bats
originated about 120 million years ago and
have hardly evolved during that time. Found
on almost every continent in the world except
Antarctica, they are among the most diverse
and geographically dispersed mammal in the
world. They can fly 10,000 feet above the
earth reaching speeds of up to 60 mph and
posses such sophisticated navigation systems
(echolocation), that some aspects of the way
they function are still a mystery. Bats have the
longest life span of any mammal in relation to
body size. Some bats can live over 40 years.
Bats are mammals (class Mammalia):
warm blooded animals whose bodies are
covered with hair and who bear live young
and nourish them with milk produced by the
mothers. They belong to the order
Chiroptera, which is the Latin word
meaning "hand-wing." Bats are the only
mammal capable of true flight.
warm blooded animals whose bodies are
covered with hair and who bear live young
and nourish them with milk produced by the
mothers. They belong to the order
Chiroptera, which is the Latin word
meaning "hand-wing." Bats are the only
mammal capable of true flight.
| What are Bats? |
| Bat n. 1. Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. 2. Slang. An ugly, nagging woman; shrew. ____have bats in the belfry. Slang. To be eccentric; have foolish or crazy ideas. (Variant of Middle English bakke, from Scandanavian, Middle Swedish bakka, deformation of Old Norse blaka in ledhrblaka, "leather-flapper," bat. |
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| LINKS |
| Florida Bat Conservancy |