Short-nosed Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae

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Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae

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Dog-faced Fruit BatFamily:Pteropodidae

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Mediteranean Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae

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Lesser Horseshoe BatFamily:Rhinolophidae

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Ghost BatFamily:Megadermatidae

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Greater Sac-winged BatFamily:Emballonuridae

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Leaf-nosed BatFamily:Phyllostomidae

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Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae

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Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae

Skimming water.
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Bulldog BatFamily:Noctilionidae

Large claws on hind legs used for fishing.
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Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae

At Carlsbad Caverns.
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Mexican Free-tailed BatsFamily:Molossidae

At Bracken Cave.
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Big Brown BatFamily:Vespertilionidae

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Long-eared BatFamily:Vespertilionidae

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Hoary BatFamily:Vespertilionidae

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

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