Chiroptera

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName bats
gptkbp:conservationStatus many species threatened
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_Blumenbach
gptkbp:describedYear 1779
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:fruit
blood
insects
nectar
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature forelimbs adapted as wings
gptkbp:echolocation true
gptkbp:ecologicalRole insect control
pollinators
seed dispersers
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Eocene
gptkbp:foundOnAllContinentsExcept gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:habitat caves
buildings
trees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chiroptera
gptkbp:infraorder Eutheria
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:giant_golden-crowned_flying_fox
gptkbp:largestFamily gptkb:Vespertilionidae
gptkbp:lifespan up to 30 years
gptkbp:majorGroups gptkb:Megabats
gptkb:Microbats
gptkbp:monophyletic true
gptkbp:nocturnal true
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:common_vampire_bat
gptkb:little_brown_bat
gptkb:Indian_flying_fox
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 1,400
gptkbp:paraphyletic false
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dermoptera
gptkb:Scandentia
gptkb:Primates
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:scientificNameEtymology from Greek 'cheir' (hand) and 'pteron' (wing)
gptkbp:sleepingBehavior roosting upside down
gptkbp:smallestSpecies gptkb:Kitti's_hog-nosed_bat
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Theria
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Yangochiroptera
gptkb:Yinpterochiroptera
gptkbp:uniqueAmongMammals true flight
gptkbp:wingStructure membrane stretched between elongated fingers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4