Chiroptera - Tha Bats

Image below - California's Leaf-nosed Bat

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Bat Classificatoin from Wikipedia

• Order Chiroptera
  • Suborder Megachiroptera (megabats)
    • Pteropodidae
  • Suborder Microchiroptera (microbats)
    • Superfamily Emballonuroidea
      • Emballonuridae (Sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats)
    • Superfamily Molossoidea
      • Molossidae (Free-tailed bats)
    • Superfamily Nataloidea
      • Furipteridae (Smoky bats)
      • Myzopodidae (Sucker-footed bats)
      • Natalidae (Funnel-eared bats)
      • Thyropteridae (Disk-winged bats)
    • Superfamily Noctilionoidea
      • Mormoopidae (Ghost-faced or moustached bats)
      • Mystacinidae (New Zealand short-tailed bats)
      • Noctilionidae (Bulldog bats or fisherman bats)
      • Phyllostomidae (Leaf-nosed bats)
    • Superfamily Rhinolophoidea
      • Megadermatidae (False vampires)
      • Nycteridae (Hollow-faced or slit-faced bats)
      • Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats)
      • Hipposideridae (Old World leaf-nosed bats)
    • Superfamily Rhinopomatoidea
      • Craseonycteridae (Bumblebee bat or Kitti's hog-nosed bat)
      • Rhinopomatidae (Mouse-tailed bats)
    • Superfamily Vespertilionoidea
      • Vespertilionidae (Vesper bats or evening bats)
      • Antrozoidae (Pallid bat and Van Gelder's bat)

Web Resources

Bat World - The Story of Lil Drake

Animal Diversity Web - Bats

ARKIVE - List of Bat species with videos, sound, photos and info

Bat Web - All About Bats

National Geographic Kids - Bats

Lesson #1 Videos

Projects, Activities & Video Tutorials

eHow - How to Build a Bat Box

Enchanted Learning - Bat Anatomy - Labeling Activity

Bats in Literature

NASA - The Story of Echo the Bat

Informative Videos

Bat Sanctuary You Tube Video Page