The bats: the only mammals capable of true, sustained flight, using a wing membrane stretched across greatly elongated finger bones. Chiroptera is the second-largest mammal order by species count, and many of its members navigate and hunt using echolocation.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Chiroptera
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ28425, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Chiroptera
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In Group: Laurasiatherian Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Laurasiatherian Orders, Lead
Bats (order Chiroptera ) are winged mammals, the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.
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