Mammal Diversity

Order Chiroptera

Short-nosed Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae

Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae

Dog-faced Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae

Mediteranean Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae

Lesser Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae

Ghost BatFamily:Megadermatidae

Greater Sac-winged BatFamily:Emballonuridae

Leaf-nosed BatFamily:Phyllostomidae

Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae

Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae

Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae

Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae

Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae

Big Brown BatFamily:Vespertilionidae

Long-eared BatFamily:Vespertilionidae

Hoary BatFamily:Vespertilionidae

18 Families, 1116 Species
Bats
Worldwide (not Antarctica)
Forelimbs modified as wings
4 to 1,400 g.

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