Species in the order Chiroptera Results 1 - 20
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Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
The Rodrigues flying fox gained its name because of its fox like large pointed ears, elongated snout and large eyes. Despite these...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Wroughton’s free-tailed bat (Otomops wroughtoni)
Wroughton’s free-tailed bat was considered to be one of the 15 most endangered bat species; however, more recent discoveries sugge...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Salim Ali's fruit bat (Latidens salmalii)
Salim Ali's fruit bat is one of the world's rarest bats and is the only species in the genus Latidens. It is a medium-sized fruit ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Kuhl’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii)
Kuhl’s pipistrelle is a small bat with a long tail, a well-developed interfemoral (tail) membrane, and a knife-shaped tragus in fr...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Old World sucker-footed bat (Myzopoda aurita)
This peculiar looking bat is one of only four sucker-footed bats in the world, and is found only on the island of Madagascar. The...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Papillose woolly bat (Kerivoula papillosa)
This feisty species has relatively broad wings compared to many other similar-sized bats, a trait that allows it to be highly mano...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Daubenton's bat is a medium-sized to small species. The fur has a fluffy appearance, is brownish-grey to bronze on the back, and s...  More  7 Images  4 Videos
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Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
The lesser horseshoe bat is one of the smallest British bats. It has soft fluffy fur, which is brownish on the back and grey-white...  More  5 Images  1 Video
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Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula)
The noctule is one of the largest bats in Europe. It has long, narrow wings, and the short fur lies close to the body. The back is...  More  7 Images  4 Videos
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Nathusius's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
Nathusius's pipistrelle is a small bat, with long wings. It was not known to breed in Great Britain until as recently as 1997. The...  More  2 Images  1 Video
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Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri)
This medium sized bat has a grey-brown back and whitish fur to the underside, a pinkish face and quite large ears that are pink at...  More  9 Images  1 Video
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Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
The greater horseshoe bat is the larger of the two horseshoe bats found in Britain. They are so-named from the horseshoe shaped no...  More  7 Images  5 Videos
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Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus)
The brown long-eared bat is the second most common bat in Great Britain after the pipistrelles. As the name suggests, it has excep...  More  10 Images  5 Videos
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Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis)
The Aldabra flying fox is one of only four mammals found on Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. Its fur is pale brown on the back, w...  More  1 Image  1 Video
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Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
This medium sized bat is similar in appearance to the noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula), but it is both darker and smaller. The fur i...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus)
The grey long-eared bat is one of Britain's rarest mammals. It is very similar in appearance to the brown long-eared bat (Plecotus...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus)
This rare medium-sized bat has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears with a triangular shaped tragus. It has long silky fur, dark...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brandt's bat was first discovered in Europe in 1958, but was only separated from the very similar species, the whiskered bat (Myot...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis)
The greater mouse-eared bat is one of the larger European bats and has become extinct in England. Its fur is a medium-brown colour...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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