Chiroptera
Let an agent explain bats and their diversity and biology, describe echolocation, ecology and conservation, relay public health guidance on contact with bats from health bodies, and support identification and learning.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain bats and their diversity and biology, describe echolocation, ecology and conservation, relay public health guidance on contact with bats from health bodies, and support identification and learning.
The order of mammals comprising bats, the only mammals capable of sustained flight, with over fourteen hundred species divided into fruit bats and the echolocating bats, found on every continent except Antarctica, feeding on insects, fruit, nectar, fish and in a few species blood, roosting in caves, trees and buildings, and providing pollination, seed dispersal and insect control; bats are long-lived, often colonial, protected in many countries, and studied as reservoirs of viruses, with some populations introduced or invasive on islands.
What it is for: The order of bats.
It can be explain diversity and biology; describe echolocation and ecology; relay health guidance; support identification.
Distinguishing features
Powered flight
Echolocation in most species
Nocturnal
Ecosystem services
What it looks like
Small to medium mammals with membranous wings.
How it is recognised
Only flying mammals
Fruit bats and echolocating bats
Flying squirrels glide; birds are not mammals
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - viruses carried by bats
is related to - rabies prevention after exposure
is related to - bat protection
In practice
Families and kinds
fruit bats
insectivorous echolocating bats
nectar and pollen feeding bats
fish-eating and vampire bats
island and introduced populations
Standards and regulation
Wildlife protection laws for bats
Building and roost protection rules
Public health guidance on bat contact
Failure modes and hazards
Rabies and other zoonotic risks from handling bats
Roost destruction
Persecution based on myths
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What bats are.
Zoology.
Diversity
Diversity.
Diversity
Diversity.
- What are the main groups of bats, and how diverse are they in diet, size and habitat? definition
- Which group or species is meant? boundary
Biology
Flight and echolocation.
Biology
Biology.
- How do bats fly and echolocate, and what is known about their longevity and reproduction? provenance
- Which entry fits echolocation? action
Ecology Ecology and conservation.
Science.
Services
Ecosystem services.
Services
Services.
- How do bats pollinate, disperse seeds and control insects? provenance
- Which entry fits pollination? action
Conservation
Conservation.
Conservation
Conservation.
- What threats do bats face, how are they protected, and how are invasive populations managed? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific species? action
Health Bats and health.
General information.
Contact
Contact with bats.
Contact
Contact.
- What do health bodies advise about contact with bats and possible rabies exposure? provenance
- Has a bite or contact occurred that needs urgent medical advice? boundary
Viruses
Bats and viruses.
Viruses
Viruses.
- What does research say about bats as reservoirs of viruses, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Learn Culture and teaching.
Education.
Culture
Bats in culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are bats viewed in different cultures, and which myths are unfounded? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can bats be taught and observed safely? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should fruit bats and echolocating bats be separate entries?
- How should conservation bodies be linked?
- How should health guidance be linked?