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Bats are found all around the world and there are hundreds of different species of bat, living in caves and forests, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. The bumblebee bat found in the jungles of Thailand, is the smallest mammal in the world and weighs less than a penny!

Bats hunt at night using their exceptional sight to pick out their prey, generally insects, frogs and small rodents. The size of bat varies with the species, but some bats can have a wingspan of over 2 meters, like the Indonesian giant flying fox! Smaller bat species can be as little as only 2 cm.

The Niah Caves in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, on the tropical island of Borneo, is particularly famous for the sightings of thousands of bats. Oddly enough the enormous quantities of the bat's dung (known as guano), is one of the things that draws so many people towards bats!

Some species of bat are known to fly at extreme heights, sometimes up to 2 miles above the ground! The bats senses are so fine tuned that it is thought that some bats can hear footsteps 6 miles away.

Bats have a slight sixth sense known as echolocation. This means that the bat creates a series of supersonic sounds, which the bat then uses to locate prey by the sounds that are reflected back to them.

Unlike most species of animal, bats are found in any environment around the world excluding the polar regions. Despite what myths you may have heard, only three species of bat feed on animal blood and they all live in the deep jungles of South America, not Transylvania.

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Bat Translations

Bulgarian български език
Прилепи
 
Catalan Català
Ratapinyada
 
Czech Cesky
Letouni
 
Danish Dansk
Flagermus
 
German Deutsch
Fledertiere
 
English English
Bat
 
Spanish Español
Murciélago
 
Esperanto Esperanto
Ĥiropteroj
 
Finnish Suomi
Lepakot
 
French Français
Chauve-souris
 
Hebrew עִבְרִית
עטלפים
 
Croatian Hrvatski
Netopiri
 
Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia
Kelelawar
 
Italian Italiano
Chiroptera
 
Limburgian Limburgs
Vliermuis
 
Dutch Nederlands
Vleermuis
 
Norwegian Norsk
Flaggermus
 
Japanese 日本語
コウモリ
 
Polish Polski
Nietoperze
 
Portuguese Português
Morcego
 
Swedish Svenska
Fladdermöss
 
Finnish Suomi
Lepakot
 
Turkish Türkçe
yarasa
 
Chinese 中文
蝙蝠
 

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Bat Facts

Kingdom:
A level of classifying all living things on earth, as similar species are broken into 5 groups including plants, animals and fungi....
Animalia
Phylum:
A level of classifying animals within the animal kingdom. Phylum are further divided into subgroups called classes....
Chordata
Class:
A level of classifying animals in a phylum. Classes are then sub-divided into further groups known as orders....
Mammalia
Order:
A level used to classify animals. Classes are broken into sub-groups known as order, which are broken down further into families....
Chiroptera
Family:
A level of classifying animals within an order. Orders are broken down in families and families are broken down further into smaller groups called genus....
Microchiroptera
Genus:
A level of classifying animals within a family. Families are divided into sub-groups called genus which generally contain one or two animal species....
Emballonuridae
Scientific Name:Chiroptera
Type:Mammal
Diet:Omnivore
Size (L):3cm - 180cm (1.2in - 71in)
Weight:2g - 1,000g (0.07oz - 35oz)
Top Speed:40km/h (25mph)
Life Span:10 - 30 years
Lifestyle:Pack
Conservation Status:
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation s...
Least Concern
Colour:Brown, Black, Grey
Skin Type:Fur
Favourite Food:Mice
Habitat:
The term habitat is used to describe a specific area where a particular animal lives, within an environment. Many animals have adapted to requiring specific conditions which can only be found in their natural habitat su...
Woodland and caves
Average Litter Size:1
Main Prey:
When an animal is referred to prey, it means that the animal is either hunted or caught for food. Animals that are referred to as prey are generally hunted by bigger animals, although there are a number of exceptions....
Mice, Frogs, Fruit
Predators:
When an animal is referred to as a predator, it means that the animal either hunts or catches other animals. Predatory animals are generally dominant within their environment and will generally hunt animals smaller than...
Owls, Eagles, Snakes
Distinctive Features:Large ears detect prey using echolocation and have strong, flexible wings

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