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Being warm blooded is one of the major defining factors of being classified as a mammal. Some mammals do not maintain their internal temperature as well as others. The Naked Mole rat, for example, is sometimes cited as an example of a cold-blooded mammal, but this is misleading, as it still regulates its temperature - just not by metabolic means, as other mammals do, but more by behavioural means. They can allow their body temperature to fluctuate more than that of other mammals. It could best be described as a warm-blooded homeothermic ectotherm. Similarly, bats cannot maintain their internal temperature via metabolic means either, but rely on their behavioural adaptations and their environment. The problem is with the use of the terms "warm blooded" and "cold blooded", as they are not really accurate.
Yes all mammals are warm blooded.

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