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Noun1.microbat - typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insectsmicrobat - typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
carnivorous bat
bat, chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera - most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
mouse-eared bat - a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse
leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat - bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
vespertilian bat, vespertilionid - a variety of carnivorous bat
brown bat - any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
free-tailed bat, freetail, freetailed bat - small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
mastiff bat - a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground
true vampire bat, vampire bat - any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
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The 800-or-so species that use sonar are called microbats.
Learning to listen: how some vertebrates evolved biological sonar by Perkins, Sid / Science News
Microbats The destruction of forest land is already reducing Australia's bat population - and the flames sweeping through New South Wales will only make things worse.
In danger species; INFERNO HITS OZ WILDLIFE by The Mirror (London, England)
To understand this relationship, Microchiroptera, commonly known as microbats, serve as a valuable community to study, as there are many species in this order, each utilizing different parts of the environment both In urban and natural habitats, This study looks at the effects urbanization has on bat community structure in Queensland, Australia, located in the dry tropics.
Microchiroptera community structure across an urbanization gradient by Christensen, Alicia; McIlwee, Allen; Miller, Zoe; Lenncevi, Terese; Bauer, Kate; Newton, Kelly; Hort / Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science
 
 
 
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