蝙蝠是误解的生物。他们已经赢得了声誉通过可怕的故事和神话不匹配他们的可爱,毛茸茸的外表,或者是这些惊人的bug-catchers扮演重要的角色在全球生态系统。
有超过1400年确定的蝙蝠种类,他们是第二个最多样化的哺乳动物,数量只有啮齿动物。蝙蝠通常分为两大类,megabats和微蝠,尽管这些分类有更多的与他们的行为比他们的大小。微蝠使用回声定位猎物狩猎生活,而megabats通常不回声是和吃水果。
科学家发现的物种藐视这个分类系统不过,它不再被视为完全准确。在任何情况下,蝙蝠物种非常多样化,与身高5英尺的翼展从飞狐微小物种适应的手掌你的手。
这里有19个蝙蝠物种证明这些雄心勃勃的哺乳动物动物王国的成员是至关重要的,而且很上镜。
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埃及果蝠
![毛茸茸的棕色蝙蝠面对镜头”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/nmdEsve_5yDlOdDiaHwzGkoYpDU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/egyptianfruitbat-57d9d97bf7204b82a6d6ac75613a4a69.jpg)
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加州Leaf-Nosed蝙蝠
![一个洞穴leaf-nosed蝙蝠飞过”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/uu1vnoNE4KDbz7q0KAOvZr_bUMg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/californiabat-17cd24c7dd2544959d17fa1b57921b48.jpg)
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洪都拉斯的白色蝙蝠
![白色蝙蝠与黄色的鼻子栖息在一个大叶子”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/vI0ADVIwbfgpgQa2lsHiukq6U04=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/honduranwhitebat-078f42ef3b6546dda534067cf2d3b05f.jpg)
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印度狐蝠
![黑色和棕色的蝙蝠挂在葡萄树”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/pL9XD94OZFzaiRHhJ08HLoVYK5E=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/indian-flying-fox-bat-505608791-0cab963db54c4333b696c9a3b78569aa.jpg)
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蝙蝠
![一个棕色的蝙蝠栖息的分支”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/uIBPa9ywk1-155TIStVuKFKVM3k=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bigbrownbat-b432adef4217441b8ddd53bd108c257a.jpg)
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彼得的矮肩章果蝠
![矮肩章水果蝙蝠飞在夜空中”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/Bp1P2mFuP3ayGa38MZjL3sks8WA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__mnn__images__2014__03__Dwarf-epauletted-fruit-bat-a4e1590e0ba74b75a33415600c5db4e3.jpg)
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褐色的长耳蝙蝠
![一个棕色的长着长耳朵飞的蝙蝠黑色背景”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/jLZvapQRQsh7B2K6XXhZyGXJkKY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/flying-brown-long-eared-bat-plecotus-auritus-163436740-579e34963df78c32766ec84c.jpg)
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条纹Yellow-Eared蝙蝠
![与条纹蝙蝠面对着它的翅膀传播”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/Cqpul0lrw01Nur2D-MqJqh-GnQk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/yellow-earedbat-cfd861795b204546aac3a4a5a146b6b0.jpg)
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更大的马蹄蝙蝠
![更大的马蹄蝙蝠飞过夜空”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/Rvsoq8MeS3Fwccqn3_O-AtC6suw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horseshoebat-2ba29dc61d9a4ec9bbad097aa30f89a9.jpg)
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沙漠长耳蝙蝠
![长耳蝙蝠举起面前的是一个黑暗的背景”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/w62zLb107DlwAMrAdMY1hIZFQY0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__mnn__images__2014__03__Otonycteris_hemprichii-8712fec8c47a441fac1fef3e4696ec0b.jpg)
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女高音伏翼
![一个棕色的蝙蝠飞张开翅膀”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/zcqJc__DPEghmqUUx5eh0O8e2zk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/pipistrelle-f6103abc353648e29759edbc9efe08a4.jpg)
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大假吸血蝙蝠
![在一个灰色的蝙蝠脚挂在岩石洞穴”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/x0NeRfZNFP_Bx9wZLGd72tB5YpQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Greater_False_Vampire_Bat_Megaderma_lyra-7e4bd5e126d748f88d3d853422fab28c.jpg)
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东部红蝙蝠
![东部一个红蝙蝠和两个年轻的孩子沾着一条毛巾”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/YK1UArHwrP0gy0PuLy5ZGgLBOBU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__mnn__images__2014__03__Eastern_Red_Bat_with_three_babies.-dd757e3d07294c3fab3fc203d71040d6.jpg)
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Kitti Hog-Nosed蝙蝠的
![的关闭视图hog-nosed蝙蝠”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/Ikl0aaKRoG5BI0R3uUrrDGZ7nSg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Craseonycteris_thonglongyai-b5257168f1ae4b2ca70065192a7bf41a.png)
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较小的短吻果蝠
![棕色的大蝙蝠挂的椽木建筑”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/XrIkiLZDJnLn8V-IsLGJVj_azj4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fruitbat-9eb8ecc441aa4be0aff1fef903efa6f6.jpg)
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发现蝙蝠
![发现蝙蝠的侧视图”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/CdILjdIO-SxqvJW6UzTXZakW3qA=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__mnn__images__2014__03__Side_view_of_spotted_bat_-Euderma_maculatum-_by_Paul_Cryan-3d02d8cbbd7643e3ae0a417154aa447b.jpg)
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古老的蝙蝠
![一个古老的蝙蝠gray-tinged毛皮在黑色的背景下”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/Qr0GzoxiUZxqW-4F_aflgOt0QJM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__mnn__images__2014__10__hoary-bat-profile-01-0f4a1292244b45b986d99a29d47a2fbd.jpg)
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戴了眼镜的狐蝠
![一个戴着眼镜的狐蝠倒挂”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/0Etjzc8LvTbNgPVFzCppgNTm_zI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/spectacledflyingfox-3048a4c1d26b4983813d81448a127855.jpg)
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苏拉威西岛果蝠
![一个golden-furred飞行狐狸挂在树枝”class=](http://www.cellsaddle.com/thmb/C0LkiVb-shVNSOeD5n4LQ9D6Jkg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sulawesiflyingfox-a5f90f5b66ef42fc983847d9c07d5e69.jpeg)