1. BATS: Classification

2. MAMMALS
HAVE HAIR/FUR
NURSE YOUNG
LIVE YOUNG
ENDOTHERMIC

3. CLASSIFICATION KINGDOM: ANIMALIA PHYLUM: CHORDATA CLASS: MAMMALIA
ORDER: CHIROPTERA (mega or micro)
FAMILY: 18 (1 mega 17 micro)
GENUS:
SPECIES:

4. CHIROPTERA CHIRO=HAND PTERA-WING 2 SUB ORDERS MEGACHIROPTERA
MICROCHIROPTERA

5. Megabats 1 family, 170 species Tropics/subtropics Frugivores
Nectarivores
Insectivores
Food located by sight/smell
Very well developed eyes
Wingspans up to 6 feet

6. Characteristics of Megabats
Large Eyes
Small Ears
Large noses

7. Microbats 17 FAMILIES 780 SPECIES MORE DIVERSE THAN MEGABATS
FOUND WORLDWIDE EXCEPT POLAR REGIONS
USE ECHOLOCATION TO NAVIGATE IN DARK FOR FOOD
INSECTIVORES, SOME CARNIVORES/NECTARIVORES
3 SPECIES EAT BLOOD (SANGIVORES)

8. CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROBATS
SMALL EYES
SPECIALIZED/LARGE EARS
NOSE LEAVES

9. OF ALL BATS IN THE WORLD:
2/3 EAT INSECTS
1/3 EAT NECTAR
1% EAT FROGS, MICE, FISH, SMALL INVERTS
< 1/3 OF 1% ARE VAMPIRE

10. Can you differentiate between megachiroptera and microchiroptera?