25% of all mammal species on Earth are bats.

25% of all mammal species on Earth are bats.

Bats are found on every continent except Antarctica, and approximately 1000 different species exist. The United States has 40 species. As a percentage of total mammal species on earth, bats account for about 25%, rodents account for almost 50%, and all other mammals account for the remaining 25%.

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The more than 1,000 species of bats make up approximately 25 percent of all mammal species, more than any other mammal group except rodents, and they are found everywhere in the world Page 3 BATS NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION 2 | AMERICAN BATS: ONLINE ACTIVITY GUIDE www.nwf.org except in the most extreme desert and ...

There are more than 1,300 species of bats in the world, making them the second most common group of mammals after rodents. Some weigh less than a penny, while others have a wingspan of six feet, but all are impressive and vital members of their ecosystems.

Whatever their relationships, bats are among the most successful groups of mammals: there are nearly 1,000 species of bats around the world, making up about one quarter of all mammal species. Click on the buttons below to learn more about the Chiroptera.

It's time for bats to come out of the shadows and get their due as an evolutionary success story: About one-fifth of all living mammal species are of the order Chiroptera (“hand-wing”), found on every continent but Antarctica.