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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > BATS

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BATS  

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  • Phylum Chordata. Class Mammalia. Order Chiroptera. Bats forelimbs form wedded wings with long spread-out digits covered by a thin membrane flapped in flying making them the only mammals capable of sustained flight. Bats have a highly adapted lung system, use echolocation as they have poorly developed eyes and most are nocturnal (en)

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  • 2017-03-15 08:44:21.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Phylum Chordata. Class Mammalia. Order Chiroptera. Bats forelimbs form wedded wings with long spread-out digits covered by a thin membrane flapped in flying making them the only mammals capable of sustained flight. Bats have a highly adapted lung system, use echolocation as they have poorly developed eyes and most are nocturnal language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/9db9cb8c-7d18-4922-990c-b610d22356eb

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