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Bat

Chiroptera sp.

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Where is it found?

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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

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Live in groups
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Usually socially monogamous

Did you know that...?

Bats represent about 20% of all the mammal species classified on planet Earth.

Taxonomy

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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
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