c/bats · by ickplant@lemmy.world · 2yBat fact: Bats make up about 20% of all mammals 88 points · 10 comments · view on lemmy.world
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jayemar@lemm.ee · 24 pts · 2y
Is that 20% of the number of species of mammals, or 20% of the number of individual mammals?
Spyro@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
It has to be the former. I would be shocked if bats even outnumbered humans and rodents combined.
zout@fedia.io · 6 pts · 2y
1400 species, about 20% of all mammals. So the former.
zout@fedia.io · 7 pts · 2y
Also, rodents make up about 40% of all species of mammals.
Hegar@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
Also, squirrels make up 60% of all rodents... that I love.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 2y
I need an answer on this.
Sanchokan@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
Would they survive without mosquitoes? Because I want mosquitoes to be extinct, but I'm ok with bats.
ickplant@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I am not sure on the answer. They do eat plenty of other bugs, but mosquitos are a big part of their diet. I want to put a bat house on my house so they eat the annoying fuckers.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Just want to say I love this sub and appreciate the constant posts. Thank you.
I want to build bat boxes, so any tips would be welcome. I rarely see messages here, so you can use "blade runner blues at gmail".
shalafi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Got the plans! Thanks!
Those a simpler than I thought, even I can handle that.