Also, fruit-eating bats eat stored human food.
No terrestrial mammals have made it this far, but fruit-eating bats such as the tube-nosed species feast on figs.
These laser scans reveal that fruit-eating bats' molars have complex, bumpy surfaces.
And fruit-eating bats pollinate flowers and disperse seeds in ecosystems from rain forests to deserts.
The fruits preferred by most fruit-eating bats are fleshy and sweet, but not particularly strong smelling or colorful.
Unlike fruit-eating bats, the vampire bat has a short, conical muzzle.
Pygmy fruit-eating bats have moderately sized ears that are round, brown, and usually have a white edge.
Flat-faced fruit-eating bats are found through much of northern and central South America east of the Andes.
The Antillean fruit-eating bat has white to yellow-white hair at the base with darker coloration in the dorsum.
The Antillean fruit-eating bat has a varied diet which includes fruits, pollen, nectar, and insects.