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Jun 16, 2017

A bat is classified into the Mammalia class of the Animalia kingdom. There are eighteen families and 900 species of bats.

Explanation:

Bats can be found in every country in the world except Antarctica.
They prefer rainforests and deserts.

Bats that eat fruit are important to plant life as they serve to distribute seeds and pollinate plants in rainforests. Bat that eat insects are important in reducing mosquito populations.

Most bats are nocturnal and use echo location to navigate and to locate prey.

There are images and information here:
https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-bytes/mammals/bats/

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