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Are bats rodents? Bats are not winged rodents or any other kind of rodent. The bats are of the mamalian order Chiroptera, while rodents are of the mamalian order Rodentia.   A link is prov … ided to the Wikipedia article on scientific classification. If the curious person surfed on over there, he could use the article, and particularly the links from it to other articles.
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Rodent Well-known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, hamsters, and capybaras. Other animals such as rabbits, hares and pikas were once included with them, but are now considered to be in a separate order, Lagomorpha.odents have been used as food, for clothing, as pets and as laboratory animals in research. Some species, in particular the brown rat, the black rat, and the house mouse are serious pests, eating and spoiling food stored by humans, and spreading diseases.
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- full definition of rodent 1 any of an order rodentia of relatively small gnawing mammals as a mouse squirrel or beaver that have in both jaws a single pair of incisors with a chisel shaped edge 2 a small mammal as a rabbit or a shrew other than a true rodentrodent adjectiveny of an order rodentia of relatively small gnawing mammals as a mouse squirrel or beaver that have in both jaws a single pair of incisors with a chisel shaped edge 2 a small mammal as a rabbit or a shrew other than a true rodent rodent adjective
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- Bats are plentiful in New Jersey and play an active role in the control of nuisance insects. Two kinds of bats in our area are often found roosting in colonies inside buildings, the big brown and little brown bats. Other bats, called solitary bats, do not usually enter buildings.
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Fox Foxes are small-to-medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. Foxes are slightly smaller than a medium-size domestic dog, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or brush). Twelve species belong to the monophyletic group of Vulpes genus of true foxes.
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Tigris Geography [edit]. The Tigris is 1,850 km long, rising in the Taurus Mountains of eastern Turkey about 25 km southeast of the city of Elazig and about 30 km from the headwaters of the Euphrates.The river then flows for 400 km through Turkish territory before becoming the border between Syria and Turkey.This stretch of 44 km is the only part of the river that is located in Syria. Close to its confluence with the Euphrates, the Tigris splits into several channels.he river then flows for 400 km through Turkish territory before becoming the border between Syria and Turkey. This stretch of 44 km is the only part of the river that is located in Syria. Close to its confluence with the Euphrates, the Tigris splits into several channels.
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Bat Project All of New Jersey's bats are insectivores. They feed on a huge variety of night-flying insects, including the beetles that devour our crops, the gypsy moths that denude our forests, and of course, those awful mosquitoes. A single little brown bat can eat 3,000 mosquito-sized insects per night! And big brown bats have even been found to eat stink bugs. A recent study published in Science magazine estimates that bats' insect-eating services may be worth as much as $53 billion to US agriculture alone (read about it here).
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Bats are Mammals We know that bats are MAMMALS, just like people. But bats are very special mammals. They are the only mammals that can fly (without an airplane!) Flying squirrels are mammals too, but they don't really fly. They jump from high in a tree glide through the air like a kite. Bats flap their wings and fly like a bird.
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Bat The smallest bat is the Kitti's hog-nosed bat, measuring 29–34 mm (1.14–1.34 in) in length, 15 cm (5.91 in) across the wings and 2–2.6 g (0.07–0.09 oz) in mass. It is also arguably the smallest extant species of mammal, with the Etruscan shrew being the other contender.The largest species of bat are a few species of Pteropus (fruit bats or flying foxes) and the giant golden-crowned flying fox with a weight up to 1.6 kg (4 lb) and wingspan up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in).he smallest bat is the Kitti's hog-nosed bat, measuring 29–34 mm (1.14–1.34 in) in length, 15 cm (5.91 in) across the wings and 2–2.6 g (0.07–0.09 oz) in mass. It is also arguably the smallest extant species of mammal, with the Etruscan shrew being the other contender.
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Bat-Cow The Bat-Cow wiki last edited by QuinnoftheStoneAge on 03/25/15 03:30PM View full history. The Bat-Cow is a member of the Tiny Titans' Pet Club, and the Just Us Cows. It is an ordinary cow that stole a spare cowl from the Bat Cave. A cow appeared in the pages of Batman Incorporated. Tainted by Leviathan, Bat-Cow was saved from slaughter by Damian Wayne.
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All About Bats Bats are mammals. Like other mammals, including ourselves and many of our pets, they have hair or fur on their bodies and are warm-blooded. A baby bat feeds on its mother's milk for at least a few weeks after it is born. Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
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vermin noun, plural vermin. 1. noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats. 2. an objectionable or obnoxious person, or such persons collectively. 3. animals that prey upon game, as coyotes or weasels.
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Bats This is only partially true. Bats can carry rabies, but it is rare, and most bats prefer to avoid interaction with humans so the chances of transmittal are low except when performing bat control work. What is true about bats is they’re nocturnal and the only mammal capable of true flight.
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mouse mouse. a small rodent, various species of which are used in laboratory experiments. 1. a small loose body. 2. a computer pointing device. joint mouse a movable fragment of synovial membrane, cartilage, or other body within a joint; usually associated with degenerative osteoarthritis and osteochondritis dissecans.
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HOUSE MICE Fig. 1 House mouse, Mus musculus. The house mouse (Mus musculus, Fig. 1) is a small, slender rodent that has a slightly pointed nose; small, black, somewhat protruding eyes; large, sparsely haired ears; and a nearly hairless tail with obvious scale rings.
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mouse Definition of mouse. plural. mice. play \ˈmīs\. 1 : any of numerous small rodents (as of the genus Mus) with pointed snout, rather small ears, elongated body, and slender tail. 2 : a timid person. 3 : a dark-colored swelling caused by a blow; specifically : black eye.
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- noun murine vermin — noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
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Bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera (/kaɪˈrɒptərə/ ; from the Greek χείρ - cheir, hand and πτερόν - pteron, wing) whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.he smallest bat is the Kitti's hog-nosed bat, measuring 29–34 mm (1.14–1.34 in) in length, 15 cm (5.91 in) across the wings and 2–2.6 g (0.07–0.09 oz) in mass. It is also arguably the smallest extant species of mammal, with the Etruscan shrew being the other contender.
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- HOUSE MICE. Identification. The house mouse (Mus musculus, Fig. 1) is a small, slender rodent that has a slightly pointed nose; small, black, somewhat protruding eyes; large, sparsely haired ears; and a nearly hairless tail with obvious scale rings.
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Bat It is also arguably the smallest extant species of mammal, with the Etruscan shrew being the other contender. The largest species of bat are a few species of Pteropus (fruit bats or flying foxes) and the giant golden-crowned flying fox with a weight up to 1.6 kg (4 lb) and wingspan up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in). The Mexican free-tailed bat is the fastest flying animal in horizontal flight.
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Rabies Rabies may affect all mammals, including livestock and pets, but is most often found in raccoons, skunks, foxes, and bats. The virus is found in the animal’s saliva, and infection is usually caused by a bite from a rabid animal.
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- Bats are a truly amazing animal. Like ourselves, bats are mammals with a body that is very similar to our own. Their wings are really like our hands with just really long fingers and a skin membrane spread across the fingers. There are almost 1000 different species of bats that represent all types of different shapes, colors, sizes and diets. Many are endangered as they loose habitat and homes.
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All About Bats A baby bat feeds on its mother's milk for at least a few weeks after it is born. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. A bat's wing has very similar bones to the hand and arm of a human, with skin stretched between the very long finger bones and the body to form the wing membrane.
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Rodent Rodents have been used as food, for clothing, as pets and as laboratory animals in research. Some species, in particular the brown rat, the black rat, and the house mouse are serious pests, eating and spoiling food stored by humans, and spreading diseases.
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Bat Bats are the second largest order of mammals (after the rodents), representing about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with about 1,240 bat species divided into two suborders: the less specialized and largely fruit-eating megabats, or flying foxes, and the highly specialized and echolocating microbats.
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House mouse The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.