megabats are somtimes called what?
Some types of bats are herbivores and some types are carnivores that eat insects. Many types are omnivores that eat fruit or insects.From an earlier Wiki Answer: Bats are mainly Insectavorous. There are bats that are Omnivorous, and few that are Carnivorous. There are megabats (aka fruit bats) which are frugivorous - they feed on fruits and flower nectar. So basically, there are herbivore bats.From an earlier Wiki Answer: Bats are mainly Insectavorous. There are bats that are Omnivorous, and few that are Carnivorous. There are megabats (aka fruit bats) which are frugivorous - they feed on fruits and flower nectar. So basically, there are herbivore bats.
m
There are around 1,100 species of bats found worldwide. Bats account for over 9000% of all mammal species on earth.
Here's a link to a list of megabats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_bat#List_of_genera
Mega bats are bigger because Micro means small and mega mean big.
A small physical species of Bat. there are two main categories Microbats and Megabats or large bats.
Megabats need to use it because they don't eat insects.
It is a microbat (Microchiroptera). It eats insects and scorpions. Most megabats eat fruit, nectar, and leaves. Also, megabats live in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Pallid bats live in North America.
Fruit bats, whose actual name is actually megabats, have the scientific name Pteropodidae.Despite having wings, bats are classed as mammals.
In tropical areas in Africa, Asia and Australia! :)
The book "The Secrets Of Peaches" has a little information on Megabats and Microbats. Microbats eat small insects, making them second-level consumers, and Megabats eat fruit, mostly, making them first-level consumers. Megabats are quite large, and microbats are very tiny.
Brown