Order Chiroptera
Short-nosed Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae
Photo: josdiiri@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom
Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae
Photo: poplinre@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/sharealike
Dog-faced Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae
Photo: radiospike photography@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
Mediteranean Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae
Photo: swissrolli@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
Lesser Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae
Photo: Jessicajil@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/sharealike
Ghost BatFamily:Megadermatidae
Photo: Burningwell.org@Wikimedia Commons License: Public Domain
Greater Sac-winged BatFamily:Emballonuridae
Photo: barloventomagico@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
Leaf-nosed BatFamily:Phyllostomidae
Photo: digitalART2@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderive
Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae
Photo: Quimbaya@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae
Skimming water. Photo: Quimbaya@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae
Large claws on hind legs used for fishing. Photo: Evets Lembek@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae
At Carlsbad Caverns. Photo: Tolka Rover@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae
At Bracken Cave. Photo: fuzuoko@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/noderiv
Big Brown BatFamily:Vespertilionidae
Photo: furryscaly@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noderiv
Long-eared BatFamily:Vespertilionidae
Photo: *Rob*@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
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.
