Bats are a very diverse mammal group.
There are many varieties and species. The student will look at pictures of many different types of bats and attempt to tell the different ones apart. They will do this by looking at the size of the bat, the shape of the noses and ears, and whether or not they have tails. The student will view various bat pictures and describe the differences between 5 distinct bat species. Microbats is the larger bat group consisting of over 700 species that are found in the Americas and throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia.