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The Old World leaf-nosed bats. Genus Anthops [45] Flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus) Genus Asellia [45] Arabian trident bat (Asellia arabica) [55] Somalian trident bat (Asellia italosomalica) [55] Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia patrizii) Trident bat (Asellia tridens) [45] Genus Aselliscus [45] Dong Bac's trident bat (Aselliscus ...
Members of this family are called nycterids or slit-faced bats. They are found in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula , and southeastern Asia, primarily in forests and savannas , though some species can also be found in deserts, shrublands , grasslands, or caves.
This group called for Bat Appreciation Week from October 24–31 every year to promote awareness on the ecological importance of bats. [251] In the United Kingdom, all bats are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Acts , and disturbing a bat or its roost can be punished with a heavy fine. [ 252 ]
They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera Acerodon and Pteropus—flying foxes. They are the only member of the superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two superfamilies in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera. Internal divisions of Pteropodidae have varied since subfamilies were first proposed in 1917.
Members of this family are called emballonurids, and include sheath-tailed bats, sac-winged bats, and tomb bats. They are found in all continents besides Europe and Antarctica, primarily in forests and caves, though some species can also be found in shrublands , savannas , rocky areas, or deserts.
Fruit bats, also known as flying foxes or megabats, are the 197 species of bats that make up the suborder Megachiroptera, found throughout the tropics of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, of which 186 are extant. The suborder is part of the order Chiroptera (bats), and contains a single family, Pteropodidae.
Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) Myotinae is one of the four subfamilies of Vespertilionidae, itself one of twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this subfamily is called a myotine, or a mouse-eared bat.
Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni) Hipposideridae is one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this family is called a hipposiderid or an Old World leaf-nosed bat. They are named for their elongated, leaf-shaped nose. They are found in Africa, Asia, and ...