Bat Links
Bat Families
Basically Bats Non-profit dedicated to wildlife and bat rehabilition, research and education. Includes a site for kids
(don't miss "Benny, the Big Brown Bat", a great story beautifully illustrated).
Bat Conservation International Involved in bat education, research and habitat conservation. Publishes the "Bats" magazine quarterly.
Bat Research News Bat research quarterly.
North American Symposium on Bat Research (NASBR) Seeks to promote and develop the scientific study of bats (Chiroptera) in all aspects, including conservation and public education.
Speleobooks Offers speleology-related books, posters, periodicals, videos, gift items, and more. A unique book and gift
shop for cavers and bat enthusiasts whether layman or professional.
WV DNR - Endangered Species West Virginia's Division of Natural Resources provides links on this page to information about the Virginia big-eared bat, the Indiana bat
and the gray bat. The Virginia big-eared page includes an infra-red video of bats exiting a cave to forage.
Animal Diversity Web - Order Chiroptera Physical description, geographic range, and behavioral habits.
Anabat File Analysis Reviews the steps in analyzing bat call recognition files of bats.
Bat Cave, The Images of bats found in the St. Clair Cave in Jamaica. Bat myths and folklore throughout history.
Bat Ecology and Bioacoustics Describes current bat research at the University of Bristol, UK. Emphasis in reproductive and foraging ecology.
Bat Guide Alphabetical list of species provides info on any world bat.
Bat Planet Virtual bat exhibits at the Natural History Museum in Bourges, France.
Bat Research Laboratory Research at Purdue University including the development of a biosonar model for target recognition and classification based on bat's echolocation. Access to publications.
Belfry Bat Detectors Buy a device that detects bat echolocation frequencies. Other products offered.
Bat Watching - GORP Tips on places to view bats. Bibliography, field guides, links to related Web sites.
Bats Bats Everywhere Tour a bat cave, take a quiz, bat games and images.
Buzbee Bat House Temperature Plot Links to Web sites with information about bats around the world.
Care and Maintenance of Missouri Bat Caves Practical guidelines for landowners from the Missouri Conservation Department.
Chiroptera - UCMP Bats' life history, ecology, morphology and systematics. Images including that of the skeletal adaptations for flight.
Fly by Night, Inc. Involved in bat management, rescue and research. Sellers of bat houses whose design is based on a masters' research project at the University of Central Florida .
Madagascar Wildlife Conservation Madagascar Wildlife Conservation is a malagasy non-profit association, which
aims at providing an overview of the
ongoing conservation projects. To reach sustainability one has to act from a
holistic point of view and therefore also humanitarian work and problems in and on
Madagascar are presented.
North American Bat House Research Project Commercial site offering an instructional bat house construction video (view snipets of the video) and pre-built houses for sale. View bat house plans.
Organization for Bat Conservation Fact sheets and articles about bats, adopt a bat, view photos, visit the gift store.
Science News - Male Bats Primp Daily for Odor Display Information on the role of odor in bats' sexual behaviors.
SeaWorld and Busch Gardens - Bats Bat facts such as classification, life span, sexual maturity, gestation, habitat, diet and status.
South-Eastern Australian Bat Call Library Online library of bat calls (bat call organised by species), recorded using ANABAT detectors. Download ANABAT version 5.2.
Susano and Atalanta's Bat Page Debunk myths surrounding bats, links to research, literature, and bat facts.
TheBatHouse Moderated discussion about wild bats, pet bats, and bat lore.
Wash. Dept of Fish and Wildlife - WildWatchCam, BatCam RealVideo clips of the domestic activities of a maternity colony of rare Townsend's big-eared bats in eastern Washington.
Animal Diversity Web - Bulldog or Mastiff Bat Description of the Noctilionidae Family of bats and their behaviors in the wild. Images.
Animal Diversity Web - Greater Bulldog Bat Description of Noctilio leporinus and behavior in the wild. Images.
Bat House Researcher - Mastiff Bats in Bat Houses Journal article about Pallas' mastiff bats roosting in bat houses in subtropical areas.
Bats in Australia - Beccari's Freetail Bat Reports on where these mastiff bats roost, what they eat, and how human activities threaten their existence.
Walker's Mammals - Free-tailed and Mastiff Bats Describes and displays several examples of the Molossidae Genera of bats.
Walker's Mammals of the World - Bulldog Bats Appearance, range, and behaviors of the fisherman bat.
Western Mastiff Bat in California Habitat requirements and nocturnal activities of Eumops perotis . View a map of its distribution.
Animal Diversity Web - Free-Tailed Bats Photographs, references, and text outline the natural history of the Molossidae Family bat.
Big Free-tailed Bats in California Sketch of the bat rarely seen in California and describes some of its behavior in the wild.
Brazilian Free-tailed Bats In California Displays the bat's range in CA and lists its habitat requirements. Many scientific resources offered.
David Sinton - Free-tailed bats Details of several varieties of free-tailed bats shared by an amateur naturalist. Images.
Free-tailed Bat History of how the free-tailed bat became the official flying mammal of Texas. Describes some of the bat's behaviors.
Mammal Species in Kansas - Brazilian Free-tailed Bats Learn about the bat from Family Molossidae, and how it migrates between Texas and Mexico. Image, learn its weight.
Mammals of Texas - Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Describes how millions of Tadarida brasiliensis gather in Texas each night during the warmer months. Tells its eating and rearing habits.
OBC - Mexican Free-Tailed Bats Organization for Bat Conservation provides a description of this bat and its behavior in the wild.
Observations on Attracting Free-Tailed Bats Journal article reports on successes and failures in providing housing for free-tailed bats.
Pocketed Free-tailed Bat in California Discover the far southern range of Nyctinomops femorosaccus and read of its habitat requirements. Many research studies cited.
Animal Diversity Web - Vespertilionidae Family Natural histories and photographs of several species of the largest bat family.
Animal Diversity Web - Asian Painted Bat Images of the small, colorful Kerivoula picta . Reviews its natural habits and appearance.
Animal Diversity Web - Little Brown Bat Eating and mating habits of Myotis lucifugus . Information on its geographic range.
Animal Diversity Web - Pallid Bat Physical description and behavior of Antrozous pallidus . Diet and geographic range.
Big Brown Bat Habits of the most common bat in North America. Images.
California Myotis Map and information on the geographic range of Myotis californicus . Behavior in the wild and habitat requirements.
Evening Bats Find out how Nycticeius humeralis forms colonies.
Fringed Myotis in California Geographic range and behavior of Myotis thysanodes . Many scientific sources cited.
Hoary Bats Some basic details on the habits of Lasiurus cinereus .
Little Brown Bat Roosting and maternity habits of this widely-distributed animal.
Animal Diversity Web - Old World Fruit Bats Distinguishing characteristics as well as images of the Pteropodidae Family.
Action Comores Efforts to preserve Livingston's flying fox population on the Comores, a group of 4 islands situated in the Western Indian Ocean between Madagascar
and mainland Africa.
BatAtlas How flying fox movement is tracked by satellite and describes harvesting of the population. Lists bat publications from 1996 to the present.
Creature World - Flying Fox Interesting facts and images aimed at children.
Egyptian Fruit Bat Geographical range and how it benefits man.
Lubee Bat Conservancy Goals, programs, and newsletters of this organization. It funds a breeding and basic research facility focused on Old World fruit bats.
MSN Encarta - Old World Fruit Bat Reference article discusses this bat's geographical range, physical characteristics, and importance in the pollination process.
OBC - Spectacled Flying Fox Information on Pteropus conspicillatus , the Australian bat with a five foot wingspan.
OBC - Straw-colored Fruit Bat Physical characteristics and natural behavior of Eidolon helvum .
Animal Diversity Web - New World Leaf-Nosed Bats Description of many of the 140+ members of the Phyllostomidae Family. Detailed images.
Animal Diversity Web - Brachyphylla nana Reproduction and mating habits of this bat native to Cuba and a few other Caribbean islands.
Animal Diversity Web - Common Vampire Bat Physical characteristics of Desmodus rotundus and describes its Latin American range.
Animal Diversity Web - Greater Spear-Nosed Bat Physical characteristics and reproduction habits of Phyllostomus hastatus . Image.
Animal Diversity Web - Peter's Wooly False Vampire Bat Natural history and physical characteristics of Chrotopterus auritus .
Animal Diversity Web - Short-Tailed Fruit Bat Images, descriptions and geographic range of Carollia perspicillata .
Animal Diversity Web - Tome's Long-Eared Bat Natural history of Lonchorhina aurita. Lists scientific references.
Biogeography of Vampire Bats Map of geographical range and natural history of the bat. References cited.
Birmingham Zoo - Vampire Bat Image of a vampire bat feeding. Diet and geographic range.
California Leaf-nosed Bat Habitat and diet requirements. Sketch of the bat.
Animal Diversity Web - Bumblebee Bat Extremely rare member of the Craseonycteridae Family. Describes the smallest known mammal in the world.
Animal Diversity Web - Disk-Winged Bat Characteristics of the disk-winged or New World sucker-footed bat, a member of the Thyropteridae Family.
Animal Diversity Web - False Vampire and Ghost Bats Habits and habitat of ghosts bats and the false vampire bat, which form the Megadermatidae Family. Detailed images.
Animal Diversity Web - Funnel-Eared Bats Reports on the skull and teeth formation of two members of the Natalidae Family of bats.
Animal Diversity Web - Horseshoe or Leaf-Nosed Bats Natural history and images of the Old World Rhinolophidae Family.
Animal Diversity Web - Long or Mouse-Tailed Bats Physical characteristics of the Rhinopomatidae Family. Photos of skulls and teeth, list of references.
Animal Diversity Web - Moustached and Naked-Back Bats Physical characteristics of the New World Mormoopidae Family. Images of animals and their bones.
Animal Diversity Web - New Zealand Short-Tailed Bat Behavior and habitat of the only member of the Mystacinidae Family.
Animal Diversity Web - Old World Sucker-Footed Bat Physical characteristics of the members of the Myzopodidae Family. Images of their skulls.
Animal Diversity Web - Sac-Winged or Long-Nosed Bats General details, natural history and skull photos of members of the Emballonuridae Family.
