animal bytes home reptiles birds mammals ... amphibians Quick facts Photo Bytes Class: Mammalia (Mammal) Order: Chiroptera Family: 19 families Genera: Species: Wingspan: Pteropus sp. Craseonycteridae thonglongyai with a wingspan of less than 6 inches (15.2 centimeters) Weight: Life span: average 5 years, up to 30 years Gestation: 40 days to 10 months, depending on species and food availability Number of young at birth: one per year, some species have twins or triplets Size at birth: 0.008 to 13 ounces (0.22 grams to 370 grams), depending on species Conservation status: over 60 bats are listed as endangered, including the Bulmer's fruit bat Aproteles bulmerae, the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat Coleura seychellensis , and the Phillipines tube-nosed bat Nyctimene rabori Fun facts ecosystems , and thus to people. Bats are not blind, although some bats do use | |
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