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.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What bats are.
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.
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.
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.
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
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- invasive bat
What it is Filled
The order of mammals comprising bats, the only mammals capable of sustained flight, with over fourteen hundred species, including fruit-eating species and species that echolocate, which are overlapping biological descriptions rather than mutually exclusive taxonomic groups, 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.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Powered flight
- Echolocation in most species
- Nocturnal
- Ecosystem services
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Disturb, block or destroy a bat roost, which is protected in many countries.
- Handle bats without training and vaccination because some carry rabies-related viruses.
- Promote killing bats to control disease or pests.
- Use lights or equipment that disrupt bat flight paths at known roosts.
Only with a human decision
- Building or demolition work where bats roost.
- Rescuing a grounded or injured bat.
May
- Identify bat species from calls or sightings and report them to bat recording schemes.
- Monitor roosts for authorized conservation workers without disturbing them.
Moral aspects Filled
- Many bat species are endangered and legally protected.
- Fear of bats and disease can lead to persecution that harms ecosystems.
Who is affected
- Bats
- People who handle them
- Ecosystems relying on pollination and insect control
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: wild and protected by law.
Master systems
- Biodiversity occurrence databases
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q110551885 - registry parent class
related
- mammal - category
- pathogen - viruses carried by bats
- vaccine - rabies prevention after exposure
- nature conservation - bat protection
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.chiroptera
- Wikidata: Q28425 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28425)
Direct properties required Filled
- Body mass: g - Body mass is measured with a suitable balance and interpreted by species, age and reproductive condition.
- Wingspan: cm - Wingspan is measured between the wing tips at a documented degree of extension.
- Forearm length: mm - Forearm length is measured between anatomical landmarks at the elbow and wrist using a species-appropriate measurement protocol.
- Head and body length: mm - Length is measured from the snout to the base of the tail using a documented anatomical convention.
Recognition required Filled
- Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained powered flight.
- Fruit feeding and echolocation are not mutually exclusive traits and cannot reliably be established by appearance alone.
- Flying squirrels glide, while birds are not mammals.
- Small to medium mammals with membranous wings.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain diversity and biology
- describe echolocation and ecology
- relay health guidance
- support identification
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Rabies and other zoonotic risks from handling bats
- Roost destruction
- Persecution based on myths
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Wildlife protection laws for bats
- Building and roost protection rules
- Public health guidance on bat contact
Context of use required Filled
- The order of bats.
- fruit bats
- insectivorous echolocating bats
- nectar and pollen feeding bats
- fish-eating and vampire bats
- island and introduced populations
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q28425: Chiroptera - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Bat - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should fruit bats and echolocating bats be separate entries?
- How should conservation bodies be linked?
- How should health guidance be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q28425/spec.json