Multiple choice

Which of these bats use echo-location for the purpose of food and prey?

  1. Megachiroptera sub-order species i.e. frugivorous bats.

  2. Both micro and megabats.

  3. Only microbats e.g. Desmodus, Rhinolophus, Myotis etc.

  4. Bats do not echolocate.

  5. Pteropus, Desmodus and Vespertilio.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer. Small / micro bats use echo-location for their food, prey and survival. Flying mammals belong to order Chiroptera, where forelimbs are modified into wings to help them fly. Flying mammals mainly include bats belonging to two sub-orders-frugivorous, large bats (Pteropus, Cynopterus) are placed in sub-order Megachiroptera while Microchiroptera include insectivorous little bats (Myotis, Rhinolophus, Vespertilio and Desmodus). The microbats use echo-location to detect their surroundings, prey, path etc.

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