The 21 Basic Mammal Groups
Bats (Order Chiroptera)
The only mammals capable of powered flight, bats are represented by about a thousand species divided into two main families: megabats and microbats. Also known as flying foxes, megabats are about the size of squirrels and eat only fruit. Microbats are much smaller and enjoy more varied diets that range from the blood of grazing animals to insects to nectar. Most microbats, but very few megabats, have the ability to echolocate. This ability allows bats to bounce high-frequency sound waves off their surroundings to navigate dark caves and tunnels.
The 21 Basic Mammal Group caches were placed for HNY21.