Megabat
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Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats). They are also called fruit bats, old world fruit bats, or flying foxes.
Their sense of smell is excellent. In contrast to the microbats, the fruit bats do not use echolocation (with one exception, the Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus egyptiacus, which uses high-pitched tongue clicks to navigate in caves). For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to bat | ||
Bonin flying fox | Egyptian Fruit Bat | Giant golden-crowned flying fox |
Grey-headed flying fox | Indian flying fox | Livingstone's fruit bat |
Ryukyu flying fox | Santa Cruz flying fox | Spectacled flying fox |