By: Elena Rodriguez, Mateo Schuab, Kai Unfried and Catalina Segura

Bats

General facts

1,300 species

Called Chiroptera

Chiroptera = hand wing

Wing is similar to your hand

Flying foxes are bats

Largest is Malayan flying fox

2 pounds

6-foot wingspan Malayan Flying Fox

Bat Body Parts

Why Bats SqueakMake sound humans can't hear (ultrasounds)

Excellent hearing

Echolocation: using echoes to locate something

Sound bounces of objects and their prey

This can tell them how far away their prey is, in the direction it's moving, how fast it is moving, and its size

Why bats squeak

Echolocation either through mouth or nose

Nose leaves

Not every species uses it

Great hearing

Big ears

Where they live?Different environments across the UK

North states of the U.S.

During summer the female and male reproduce

During winter they dig holes

And pierce holes in the trees to hibernate there

Babies born there

Diet

Megabat: ripe fruit

Nectar bats: nectar

Fishing bats: little fish

Vampire bats: blood

Microbat : insects

Meat eating bats: meat

State of Vulnerability

Endangered

Destruction of habitat

Fumigation of insects

Population: 1,152,714

Megabat

Scientific name: Pteropodidae

2-16 inch

Best vision

Sharp teeth

Wings: 5 feet

Roost: 8 females

Predators: hawk, eagle, snakes and/or weasel

Habitat: warm places

Kitties Hog-Nosed BatAlso known Bumblebee bat

Is a vulnerable species

West of Thailand

Southeast of Burma

A roost has 50 bats

38 males

12 females

Craseonycteris thonglongyai

Smallest bat

Vampire BatFeeds on blood & insects

Most live in Mexico, South & Central America

9 cm. big

They hunt farm animals & insects at night

Only mammal that feeds themselves with blood

Giant Golden-Crowed Flying Fox

Rare species

Very long wings (5ft)

Weight 2 1/2 pounds

One of largest bats

Face like a fox

Head: brown

Body: black

Fruit bat (no tail)

Figs

Philippines (deep caves and rainforest)

Endangered (hunting, no food nor shelter)

Stay in groups

Fun Facts

Sleep upside down

Awake at night

They have existed for more than 50 million years

Only mammals that can fly

They live in trees, caves, under bridges, in bushes and dark places

People believe that bats evolved from moths

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