Bats
Fruit bats (1) are distinguished from intersectivorous bats (2) by their dog-like muzzle without noseleaves, large eyes, relatively small ears without a tragus and with a margin similar to that of man, a claw on second digit, a very poorly developed interfemoral membrane and a very short tail or none at all
Bats (kelawar) (order Chiroptera) form the largest group of mammals in Malaysia, comprising 40 per cent of the 280 species of mammals. These include members of both suborders, Megachiroptera ('big bats'), the fruit bats, and Microchiroptera ('little bats'), the insectivorous bats.
- Information in the full article includes
- Fruit bats
- Insectivorous bats
- Habits
- Legends and beliefs
- Economic and medical imporatance