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Bats

Order: Chiroptera - 13 species in 12 genera in 7 families depicted (out of 1286 species in 20 families)
Family: Vespertilionidae (evening bats):
+ Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
+ Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)

Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
+ Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
+ Wrinkle-lipped bat (Chaerephon plicatus)

Family: Hipposideridae:
+ Diadem roundleaf bat (Hipposideros diadema)

Family: Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats)
+ Lesser Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)

Family: Emballonuridae (sheath-tailed bats)
+ Western Sheath-tailed Bat (Paremballonura tiavato)
+ Proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)

Family: Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)
+ Geoffroy's tailless bat (Anoura geoffroyi)
+ (Dermanura)

Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
+ Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis)
+ Madagascan flying fox (Pteropus rufus)
+ Caroline flying fox (Pteropus molossinus)
+ Epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus)

Misc

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Family: Vespertilionidae (evening bats)

Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Hoaryble

hoary bat

Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Family: Vespertilionidae (evening bats)
The Knoll
October 10, 2023
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Hoary face

hoary bat

Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Family: Vespertilionidae (evening bats)
The Knoll
October 10, 2023
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Knollageable

hoary bat

Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Family: Vespertilionidae (evening bats)
The Knoll
October 10, 2023
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)

Sleeping beauty - in bat form

hoary bat

Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Family: Vespertilionidae (evening bats)
White Sands
July 22, 2022
Canon R5

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Mrs. Piggy - the bat

hoary bat

Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Family: Vespertilionidae (evening bats)
White Sands
July 22, 2022
Canon R5

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Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)

Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

San Antonio goes batty

San Antonio

Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
River Walk
San Antonio, Texas 2022
July 14, 2022
Canon R5

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Two emerging

Bats in Stanford Quad

Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
By the arch
Stanford Quad
January 5, 2012

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Taking off

Bats in Stanford Quad

Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
By the arch
Stanford Quad
January 5, 2012

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On the wing

Bats in Stanford Quad

Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
By the arch
Stanford Quad
January 5, 2012

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Wrinkle-lipped bat (Chaerephon plicatus)

The bats cometh

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Wrinkle-lipped bat (Chaerephon plicatus)
Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
Deer Cave
Borneo

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Batman's dilemma

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Wrinkle-lipped bat (Chaerephon plicatus)
Family: Molossidae (free-tailed bats)
Deer Cave
Borneo

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Family: Hipposideridae (Old World leaf-nosed bats)

Diadem roundleaf bat (Hipposideros diadema)

Bat cave

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Diadem roundleaf bat (Hipposideros diadema)
Family: Hipposideridae (Old World leaf-nosed bats)
Sumatra
July 29, 2012

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Family: Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats)

Lesser Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)

Cheddar cave denizen

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The Lesser Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Family: Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats)
hanging from broken stalactite in Gough's Cave, Cheddar Canyon
England
April 16, 2009
Canon EOS 30D

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Family: Emballonuridae (sheath-tailed bats)

Western Sheath-tailed Bat (Paremballonura tiavato)

Bat

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Western Sheath-tailed Bat (Paremballonura tiavato)
Family: Emballonuridae (sheath-tailed bats)
Bemaraha, Madagascar
July 15, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)

"Bat are up"

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Proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)
Family: Emballonuridae (sheath-tailed bats)
La Selva - last night photo session
October 21, 2010
Canon 50D

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Going batty

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Proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)
Family: Emballonuridae (sheath-tailed bats)
La Selva - river trip
Costa Rica
October 17, 2010 - Happy birthday, Spyph
Canon 50D

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Family: Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)

Geoffroy's tailless bat (Anoura geoffroyi)

Bat feeder by night

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Geoffroy's tailless bat (Anoura geoffroyi)
Family: Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)
Monteverde
Costa Rica
Canon Rebel T1i
October 20, 2010

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(Dermanura)

Fruit bat, of course

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(Dermanura)
Family: Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)
Monteverde - The Bat Cave
Costa Rica
October 20, 2010 (Happy birthday brother Alan)

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Living gargoyles

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(Dermanura)
Family: Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)
Monteverde - The Bat Cave
Costa Rica
October 20, 2010 (Happy birthday brother Alan)

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Living gargoyles - proper orientation

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(Dermanura)
Family: Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)
Monteverde - The Bat Cave
Costa Rica
October 20, 2010 (Happy birthday brother Alan)

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Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)

Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis)

An amazing camp of bats

camp of bats
Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis)
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Ankarana, Madagascar
July 4, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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An amazing camp of bats

camp of bats
Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis)
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Ankarana, Madagascar
July 4, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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Madagascan flying fox (Pteropus rufus)

Madagascar

On the wing

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Madagascan flying fox (Pteropus rufus)
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Madagascar
2007

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Flying fox (Pteropus)

Papua New Guinea

Flying fox

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Flying fox (Pteropus)
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Madang, Papua New Guinea
March 21, 2012

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Caroline flying fox (Pteropus molossinus)

Batty

micronesia 2018

Caroline flying fox (Pteropus molossinus)
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Botanical garden
Pohnpei
June 3, 2018
Canon 7Dmark 2

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Epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus)

Going batty

Epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus)
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Tanzania September 13, 2006
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Oh yeah, that's better.

Epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus)
Family: Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)
Tanzania September 13, 2006
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Misc

Bat cave

bat cave
Caves
Ankarana, Madagascar
Tsingy de Ankarana
July 4, 2016
Canon T5i

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Last modified: October 17, 2023
Created: December 11, 2006
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