Order Chiroptera
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Short-nosed Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae
Photo: josdiiri@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom
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Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae
Photo: poplinre@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/sharealike
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Dog-faced Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae
Photo: radiospike photography@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
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Mediteranean Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae
Photo: swissrolli@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
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Lesser Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae
Photo: Jessicajil@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/sharealike
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Ghost BatFamily:Megadermatidae
Photo: Burningwell.org@Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
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Greater Sac-winged BatFamily:Emballonuridae
Photo: barloventomagico@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
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Leaf-nosed BatFamily:Phyllostomidae
Photo: digitalART2@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderive
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Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae
Photo: Quimbaya@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
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Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae
Skimming water. Photo: Quimbaya@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
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Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae
Large claws on hind legs used for fishing. Photo: Evets Lembek@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
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Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae
At Carlsbad Caverns. Photo: Tolka Rover@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
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Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae
At Bracken Cave. Photo: fuzuoko@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
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Big Brown BatFamily:Vespertilionidae
Photo: furryscaly@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noderiv
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Long-eared BatFamily:Vespertilionidae
Photo: *Rob*@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
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Hoary BatFamily:Vespertilionidae
Photo: jumpingspider@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
18 Families, 1116 Species
Bats
Worldwide (not Antarctica)
Forelimbs modified as wings
4 to 1,400 g.