what kind of bats live in alabama
Here in Alabama, we have 16 bat species. About seventy percent of bats eat insects (insectivores). Most of the rest are frugivores, or fruit eaters. In fact, bats are important pollinators for many plants around the world. A few bat species feed from animals other than insects, like the vampire bat (but there are only 3 species of vampire bats, and they all live far away from Alabama!). All of Alabamaâs bats feed on insects and they really help control mosquitoes and other insects that are harmful to crops. A single little brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquito-sized insects in a single hour! Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera (from the Greek words that mean âhand wingâ).