A single Big brown bat can eat between 3,000 and 7,000 mosquitos in a night, with large populations of bats consuming thousands of tons of potentially harmful forest and agricultural pests annually. Permanent wet areas are critical because they supply water and a consistent insect supply. Flying Mammals Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight. Their wings are like hands with skin stretched between modified finger bones. They are not blind, but rely on echolocation instead of their eyes for locating and capturing food at night.
Bats are more closely related to primates than the rodents with which they are often compared.
They have slow reproductive rates with typically only one offspring cycle. Like all other mammals, female bats nurse their young. The endangered Virginia big-eared bat. Balancing Bat Habitat A balance of foraging habitat and roosting habitat is essential. Bats spend over half of their lives in roosts and rely on sheltered, undisturbed natural sites such as caves, crevices in rocks, and tree cavities to meet their needs.