What species and how many?There are 1,232 species of bats in the whole world. The most common species found are the vampire bat, the grey bat, the brown bat, and the fox bat. The bat also makes up a quarter of all the mammals.
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Fun Fact #370% of the bat species eat insects while the other 30% eat fruit, small mammals, blood, and nectar.
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Fun Fact #4There are two types of bats, the megachiroptera (the big bats) and the microchiroptera (the small bats).
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Fun Fact #5The bat has a longer life span than most mammals their size. The longest life span of a bat ever found is 30 years in the wild.
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Fun Fact #6Some bats migrate and others hibernate. Migrating means to go and to a place where they have more food or warmth. Hibernating means to go into a long sleep without waking up and eating or going any where.
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