What is a bat?

Bats are the general name of pteropods, pteropods are the second largest group of mammals after rodents, and now there are 962 species in 19 families and 185 genera, except for the polar regions and some islands in the oceans, which are distributed all over the world. Bats mainly rely on echoes to recognize objects, and some species have evolved special structures on their faces to increase sonar reception, such as nasal lobes, multiple folds on the face and large complex ears. Bats symbolize "good fortune" in traditional Chinese culture.

Name: bat English name: bat World: Animalia Door: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Subphylum Program: Mammalia Order: Pteropoda Characteristics: head like a mouse

Bats from the number of species, second only to rodents, in addition to the North and South Poles and some remote oceanic small islands, bats everywhere in the world, in the tropics and subtropics bats are the most. Almost all bats rest during the day and forage at night. Bats vary widely in color, fur texture, and face shape. A bat's wings evolved from its forelimbs during the course of evolution and are made up of skin (wing membranes) attached between its elongated claws. The muzzle of the bat resembles that of a rodent or fox. The outer ears protrude forward, are large, and are very mobile. Bats have short necks, broad chests and shoulders with well-developed pectoral meat, and elongated hips and legs. Except for the wing membranes, the bat's entire body is covered with hair, varying in shades of gray, tan, brown, or black on the back, and lighter on the ventral side.