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Bats are divided into two main groups: microbats and megabats. Most bats are microbats, which are the ones that use echolocation. Megabats are the larger bats that are fruit-eaters and use their strong sense of smell to find food rather than echolocation.

Bats can live in a variety of habitats, such as caves, trees, and old buildings.

Fruit bats (or flying foxes) are among the largest species of bats.

Bats can help control the mosquito populations.

Only about 20% of fossils are in the fossil record, as they have extremely delicate skeletons that do not fossilise well.

There are over 1,500 species of bat.

Bats show affection with physical contact, such as cuddling, grooming, and hugging.

Vampire bats are hematophages/sanguivores, meaning they only eat blood.

Bats are not blind; many species have very good night vision.

A single bat typically has only one pup per year.

Kitti’s hog-nosed bats are the smallest mammals in the world; they are about one inch long and weigh less than a penny.

Bats are covered in fur and are warm-blooded.

Only about 20% of fossils are in the fossil record, as they have extremely delicate skeletons that do not fossilise well.

Fruit bats (or flying foxes) are among the largest species of bats.

Bats pollinate dragon fruit, coconut, banana, and over 500 other species of plants.

The bones in a bat's wing are similar in structure to a human hand, with a thumb and four fingers.

The myth that all bats carry rabies is incorrect, as less than 1% of bats carry rabies.

Bats are covered in fur and are warm-blooded.

Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained flight.

Vesper bats are not a species, but a very large family of bats with more than 400 species in it.

Bats are not blind; many species have very good night vision.

The bones in a bat's wing are similar in structure to a human hand, with a thumb and four fingers.

Some plants, like bananas and mangoes, depend on bats for pollination.

shortage of intact forests, and limited caves and mines available for roosting.” -Quoted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomy_tube-nosed_bat

“The gloomy tube-nosed bat is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is only known by the holotype (a single type specimen upon which the description and name of a new species is based), an old female, collected in an abandoned mine on Tsushima Island in 1962. There is a

Bats pollinate dragon fruit, coconut, banana, and over 500 other species of plants.

Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained flight.

Bats sleep upside down, often in colonies, to conserve body heat and keep their wings free to move.

The myth that all bats carry rabies is incorrect, as less than 1% of bats carry rabies.

Raising their young is a significant part of a bat's life.