BatsBy: Jordan Pearson

Habitat• Bats usually live in caves , trees, and buildings.

They can live in any continent except the Artic. Bats roost upside down in large groups.

Bats roosting bats in a cave bats in a building

Food• Types of food that bats eat include insects,

small mammals, birds, fish, and the famous blood drinking vampire bats of South Carolina.

Species• There are about 1,000 different species of bats, but they are grouped into

two main groups. Mega bats and Micro bats. The Mega bats are medium-sized to large bats. Many eat fruit, pollen, or nectar. Some eat small land animals and some eat fish. They have big eyes which give them great eyesight. The Micro bats are smaller bats that mostly eat insects. They use echolocation, detecting sound waves to navigate and identify the flying insects they eat.

Quick facts • Bats have pointed ears.• Bats can live in most dark habitats.• Some Mega bats are The little red flying fox

bat, fruit bats, spectacled flying fox bats, gray-headed flying fox bat, black flying fox bats, hammerhead bats, lesser dog-faced fruit bats.

We need bats!!!The reason we need bats are because they are responsible for pollinating trees, flowers, and cacti. They spread seeds so plants grow in new areas. Bats pollinate avocados, bananas, bread fruits, dates, figs, mangoes, and peaches.

Do you have any questions based on what I told you about bats????