20 Most BIZARRE Bat Species

From fishing bats and ancient bat-gods … to fearsome-looking flying foxes ... Here are 20 of the most bizarre bats ever

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#20 Pale Spear-nosed Bats
Colonies of 400 individuals spend the day roosting in caves or hollow trees. Found in countries of South and Central America, this omnivorous species is unique because much of their diet is composed of pollen, flowers, and nectar. Some experts think they play an important role in pollinating endemic tree species.

#19 Eastern Red bats
You'll find these small critters widespread throughout North America and Bermuda. Its entire body is covered in dense fur, which ranges from brick red to a rusty coloration.

#18 Ghost Faced Bats
The common name refers to their odd-looking face, which has flaps of skin hanging from it. A smashed-in appearance results from an underdeveloped nose and large ears that seemingly connect over their forehead.

#17 Virginia Big-eared Bats
True to their common name, these animals are identified by their large ears, which are more than 1 inch long (2.6 cm). They’re so long that they reach back about half the left of their body.

#16 Wrinkle Faced Bats
The Latin name for this bat is ‘Centurio senex’ and basically refers to a 100-year-old person. It is a reference to the animal’s appearance which many have compared to the weathered features of a centenarian.

#15 California Leaf-nosed Bats
A fleshy growth of skin called a noseleaf protrudes above its nose, which accounts for the common name. They can be found throughout deserts of the southwestern US and Mexico.

#14 Camazotz
The name of this deity translates as “death bat” in the language of the Maya. In ancient Mesoamerica the animals were strongly linked to night and death.

#13 Ghost Bats
That nickname is so cool that we found it’s been appropriated by two bat species. But they’re unrelated, and they occur on opposite sides of the world. The subject of this segment is found in northern Australia to which they are endemic.

#12 Northern Ghost Bats
This genus of flying mammals occurs throughout Trinidad and Central and South America. The insectivorous animals are noted for their completely white fur, which may have helped inspire the nickname.

#11 Fijan Monkey-faced Bat
Weighing less than one pound (362 g), these animals are endemic to an island of Fiji in the South Pacific. They were initially lumped together with a genus known as ‘monkey-faced bats’, but they’re now thought to be more closely related to fruit-eating megabats like Flying Foxes.

#10 Hoary Bats
The word ‘hoary’ refers to hair that is grayish-white. This species is identified by a dense, dark coat that is frosted with white tips on the hairs, so the adjective is sound.

#9 Abo Bat
Vesper bats are insectivorous microbats, and this species can be found in areas of Central and West Africa. They inhabit tropical or subtropical forests. But not much is known about the size of their population, which is presumed to be large.

#8 Desert Long Eared Bats
True to their name, these bats usually occur in regions that are extremely barren and arid in the Middle East and North Africa. And their ears are indeed large, measuring more than 1.5 inches (40 mm) long with a near-horizontal alignment.

#7 Greater Bulldog Bats
That’s a colorful nickname for a species which belongs to a family known as Fishing Bats. By using echolocation, these bats can detect ripples on the water made by fish.

#6 Pygmy Pipistrelle
As the name indicates, they’re classified as microbats and measure about 2 inches long (5.2 cm). They range over most of continental Europe, and into regions of Africa and Asia. In the UK, they’re one of the most common and abundant bat species.

#5 Hammer-headed Bats
While it kind of looks like a Photoshop creation, you can find this animal in equatorial Africa, where it favors swamps and forests at elevations approaching 5,900 feet (1,800 m).

#4 The Zapotec Bat God
Earlier we mentioned Camazotz, the ancient Mesoamerican bat god. But that wasn’t the only one, nor the earliest. The indigenous Zapotec civilization dated to around 700 BC and flourished in present-day southern Mexico.

#3 Fringe-lipped Bats
Experts have noted that this animal has no known fossils, and it is the only species within its genus. Ranging from Mexico to Brazil, their lips and muzzle display wart-like bumps, which inspire their nickname.

#2 Kitti’s Hog-Nosed Bat
This one is also known as a Bumblebee Bat due to its small size. Weighing less than one ounce (about 2 grams), they measure only 1.3 inches long (33 mm). Those diminutive dimensions make it the smallest known species of bats.

#1 Spectacled Flying Foxes
These megabats are found in Australia, New Guinea, and various offshore islands. With a head and body length of nearly 10 inches (25 cm), they can weigh more than 2 pounds (1,000 g).

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