Bats

Question 1

What families of bats are there in Tai?

Answer 1

Sac-winged bats
Leaf-Nosed bats
Free-tailed bats
Slit-faced bats
Fruit bats
Horseshoe bats
Vesper bats

Question 2

What are the distinguishing characteristics of the families of bats in Tai?

Answer 2

Fruit bats - long, lemur-like faces, big brown eyes, crepe texture wings
Leaf-nosed bats - leaf-shaped ears with less elevated nose-leaves than horseshoe bats
Slit-faced bats - trench running from between nose to dish above eyes, long funneled ears, tail terminates in T or Y
Sac-winged bats - simple nose, half-sheathed tail
Free-tailed bats - free tails, joined up ears, crumpled lips
Vesper bats - long enclosed tails, small eyes, separate ears
Horseshoe bats - complex leaf between eyes