Bats can be said to be one of the animals we are most familiar with, I believe many people have seen it with their own eyes, or even close contact. In the eyes of many people, bats have now become synonymous with demons, after all, they carry hundreds of viruses, and the new crown epidemic has made many people talk about "bats" discoloration.
But what many people may not know is that most bats are excellent insecticidal helpers, and they can also pollinate more than 700 plants, which helps the seed spread of the forest. There are nearly 1,300 species of bats distributed around the world today, which means that nearly a quarter of the more than 5,000 mammals found so far are bats, and each bat has different habits and morphological characteristics.
The following Xiaobian sorted out 10 kinds of bats that look the most "anti-heaven", if you don't see it with your own eyes, I'm afraid you can't believe that this is a real animal.
(Some bats look weird, watch with caution)
Brinell's front shoulder fruit bat
This bat has another nickname called "dog-headed bat", why? Look at its shape and you will know. The bat's head has a pair of large noses and a large mouth, which at first glance looks like a dog has grown wings. When many people first see the photo, they think it is a picture from PS, but it is indeed a real animal.
Honduran white bats
Most bats are ugly, but the Honduran white bat is very soft and cute, which can be called the face of the bat world. This bat is mainly distributed among the woodlands of Central America, only 37-47 mm in size, is the smallest vegetable-eating bat, covered with plush "white hair", the nose and ears are orange, and it looks somewhat similar to piglets.
Golden-crowned flying fox
The golden-crowned flying fox, mainly found in the Philippines, is the largest bat in the world, with a wingspan of up to 1.5 meters, and it often wraps its body with its wide wings, like a dark wizard wearing a dark cloak. When they hang upside down on a tree, they even bear some resemblance to "Count Dracula" in the movie.
Hammerhead fruit bat
This is also a kind of bat that looks quite "against the sky", with a strange head shape, and at first glance there is a feeling of "minotaur horse noodles". Although they look horrible, they are vegetarian, the main food is figs, and some other local fruits are also eaten. It is the largest bat in Africa and is mainly distributed in the areas around the African equator.
Panda bat
It's an extremely rare bat that scientists know very little about, and it wasn't until 2013 that researchers found the first one in South Sudan, and so far the total number of discoveries is only single digits. The bat, like the panda, has black and white markings, and its skull, ears, and wings are different from other bats, so scientists classify it as a new species.
Yellow-winged bat
The biggest feature of this bat is that the wing membrane, ears and nose are obviously yellow, which can be recognized at a glance. The bat is mainly distributed in the lowland forests and moist grasslands of Africa, and feeds mainly on insects.
Tube-nosed fruit bat
The bat, a new species discovered by scientists in the mountains of Papua New Guinea in 2009, looks like an alien animal. Many netizens feel that this bat looks very similar to Master Yoda in Star Wars.
Rafinesque's long-eared bat
This is a bat distributed in the southeastern United States, and as the name suggests, this bat has long ears like a rabbit. The bat feeds mainly on insects such as mosquitoes, flies and beetles.
South American fruit bat
This bat is mainly inhabited in South America, and is characterized by a protruding "sun visor" on the forehead, as if wearing a sun hat, which looks quite cute. Scientists also know very little about the bat, with only a handful of samples found.
Bumblebee bats
This bat is also called the Thai pig-nosed bat. This is the world's smallest bat, but also the world's smallest mammal, the largest less than 3 centimeters, smaller than human fingers, wingspan is only 8 centimeters, weight is only 2 grams, not much larger than a wasp, so it is called bumblebee bat. Found in caves in Myanmar and Thailand, these bats are considered one of the most endangered species in the world due to habitat loss.
Nature is full of wonderful creatures!