Endangered mammals. Bats: guardians of the forests

Foreword..............................................4

What is a mammal?............................6

What is the Chiroptera?......................8

Activity 1: Word search............. 13

Word search............................... 13

What is it like?............................ 14

The common vampire......................14

Desmodus rotundus

Where does it live?.................... 16

What does it eat? ..................... 18

Which are its enemies?............. 18

What is it like?............................ 20

The giant false vampire....................20

Vampyrum spectrum

Where does it live?.................... 23

What does it eat? .................... 23

Which are its enemies? ............ 25

What is it like? ........................... 26

Where does it live?.................... 26

The white bat......................................26

Ectophylla alba

What does it eat?...................... 28

Which are its enemies? ............ 29

What is it like?............................ 30

The wrinkle-faced bat.......................30

Centurio senex

Where does it live? ................... 31

What does it eat? ..................... 33

Which are its enemies?............. 33

Why are they endangered?.... 34

How can I help protect bats?...........34

How can we help them?......... 38

Glossary..............................................40

Bibliography.......................................45