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The Indiana bat, while similar in appearance to the more common little brown bat, is told apart by the size of their feet, pink lips, length of hair on their feet, and the keel on the calcar (spur of cartilage rising from inner side of ankle and running along part […]

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The ghost bat is the only Australian species of bat that preys on larger vertebrates, like rats, mice, birds, frogs, lizards, and microbats. These bats face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, mining, and quarrying; hunting; trapping; human disturbances, seeing as they are […]

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The eastern tube-nosed bat, aka Queensland tube-nosed bat, is 1 of the few species of megabat that roosts alone. They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which are not like any of those of most other species in the same family. These bats are threatened by habitat […]

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The Livingstone’s fruit bat, aka Comoro flying fox, is a megabat species found only on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli in the Union of the Comoros in the western Indian Ocean. These bats face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, […]

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The gray sac-winged bat can be found in Mexico, Baja California, and Central America. There are 51 known species of sac-winged bats. They are a species in the family Emballonuridae. These bats face the threats of habitat loss and destruction due to vandalism and fires caused by humans in the […]

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The greater bulldog bat, aka fisherman bat, is among the few species of bat that preys on fish; where other bats prey on insects or feast on fruit, or nectar. These bats can be found throughout Mexico, Central America, and most of South America. Even though they face the threats […]

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The lesser short-nosed fruit bat can be found in southern and southeastern Asia. They are among the smaller species of megabats. These bats tolerate a range of habitats such as lower montane forests, disturbed forests, tropical lowland rain forests, gardens, mangroves, and vegetation found on beaches. They face the threats […]

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The hoary bat can be found from Canada, to the United States, throughout Mexico, into Central America, and down throughout much of South America. They prefer coniferous forests and woodlands and hunt over lakes, slow moving rivers, streams, and open areas. These bats are the most widespread of all New […]

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The banana bat, aka trumpet-nosed bat or Colima long-nosed bat, hails from the states of Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero, in Mexico. They prefer subtropical or tropical dry shrublands. Sadly, due to habitat destruction at the hands of agriculture, fires, and fire suppression, these bats are listed as Vulnerable by the […]

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Touting the title of Africa’s largest bat species, of the over 200 known African species, it is the African hammer-headed fruit bat. These big critters aren’t as large as Australia’s flying fox, but they are still pretty impressive. This bat is one of three species of African fruit bat thought […]

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