Bat
Chiroptera sp.
Where is it found?
Species dependent
Diet and foraging method
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Usually eat insects or forage for fruit.
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Key adaptations
Usually have large ears that act as radar dishes for collecting sounds to allow them to echolocate efficiently.
Social organisation and mating system
Live in groups
Usually socially monogamous
Did you know that...?
Bats represent about 20% of all the mammal species classified on planet Earth.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Kleine Hufeisennase" by F. C. Robiller / naturlichter.de - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kleine_Hufeisennase.jpg#/media/File:Kleine_Hufeisennase.jpg
"Kleine Hufeisennase" by F. C. Robiller / naturlichter.de - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kleine_Hufeisennase.jpg#/media/File:Kleine_Hufeisennase.jpg
