BAT A flying mammal of the order Chiroptera. Many bats are nocturnal, and find their way around by means of echolocation. Contrary to the meaning of some of the foreign names, bats are not closely related to mice. An insect of the order Coleoptera. Beetles are distinguished from other insects by the fact that their front wings are modified into covers for the hind wings.
Raccoons are mainly nocturnal and have a varied omnivorous diet.
Their hands are sensitive and well-adapted for grasping food. Some of the names for raccoons in various languages are derived from their supposed habit of washing their food. Owls are predators, and most species are nocturnal. Found mainly in southern Africa, with isolated populations in other parts of Africa and Iran, cheetahs once ranged as far northward and eastward as India.