Bats are the only mammals on Earth that can fly, belonging to the order Pterodactyl, and as many as 1,000 species have been found so far, but there are only about 4,600 species of mammals in the world, so bats are the second most abundant mammals. Bats have a wide range of feeding habits, generally divided into: insectivorous, carnivorous, fish-eating, blood-eating and fruit-eating, 70% of bats are insectivores.
The British magazine "Nature" shows that most human infectious disease viruses are actually derived from wild mammals, of which bats carry the most types of zoonotic viruses. Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, Middle East respiratory syndrome, and so on – these viral infections are basically inseparable from bats.
NO1 Fruit bat
Fruit bats are the largest bat species, some with wings up to 2 meters long and larger, with claws on the first and second fingers. The eyes are large and the tail is shorter. When going out at dawn and dusk, the sap in the fruit and flower buds causes some harm to the fruit tree. But its feces can help with the spread of seeds. It carries a variety of viruses, such as Marburg virus, Sosuga virus, Ebola virus. Three viruses can cause Marburg haemorrhagic fever and severe acute febrile illness and Ebola haemorrhagic fever, respectively.
Fruit bats
NO2 Fox bat
The fox bat is the largest bat species in the world, larger than the average bat, with wings spreading up to more than 90 cm. Because the head shape resembles a fox, the muzzle is long and outstretched, so it is called a fox bat. During the day, groups hang upside down on large branches, and at night, flocks of people go out to forage for wild fruits and flower buds, which is also extremely harmful to the orchard. Flyers carrying the Nipa Hendra virus can cause diseases such as encephalitis.
flying fox
NO3 Chrysanthemum bat
The chrysanthemum bat is small in size with particularly large ears, with ears 23–30 mm long. The nose is broad, the body hair is dark gray or grayish brown, and the ventral hair is light in color. Feeding on nocturnal flying insects, chrysanthemum bats are found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra) and other places. It carries the SARA-Cov virus, which can cause severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Chrysanthemum bat
NO4 Tomb bat
In the summer of 2012, an unidentified coronavirus was discovered in Saudi Arabia and quickly spread to other Middle Eastern countries. The virus has caused 97 infections and 47 deaths, and the World Health Organization (WHO) subsequently named the virus "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome" (MERS), and tomb bats are most likely to carry the MERS virus, which is mainly distributed in the Middle East and Egypt.
Tomb bats
NO5 Amazon Vampire Bat
Amazon vampire bat is currently known to be the only bat that can walk on land, can quietly approach cattle, sheep and pigs and other livestock close to lick the blood of their wounds by moving on the ground, vampire bat saliva contains anticoagulant factors that prevent the blood of domestic animals from clotting, and also carries a deadly rabies virus, and the probability of rabies after being bitten by this bat is much higher than the prevalence of being bitten by cats and dogs.
A vampire bat that can crawl
NO6 Dog-headed bat
The dog-headed bat is huge, with wings spread over 1.5 meters and a head that resembles a dog's head. And it is extremely aggressive, and it can bite off the neck of a human with one bite. It also carries a variety of deadly viruses, such as rabies virus. This year's Australian fires, due to the destruction of forest habitat a large number of dog-headed bats began to appear to attack humans. In addition to the fear of being attacked by bats, the local people are more afraid of the spread of infectious diseases.
Dog-headed bat like a dog