Chiroptera at your Dash

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About inatbat

This blog is an experiment - my first attempt at a long-term, regularly updating online thing. No promises, but we'll see where it goes.

Here you'll find:

Mostly bat photos from iNaturalist

Occasionally other bat-related things

But there are already a lot of blogs posting bat art &etc, so mostly photos

Submissions are currently open.

Avatar: Phillip T. Crawford. 2026. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/655992632. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

Header: thecreamysoup. 2026. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/656561248. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

References for easy access:

iNaturalist citation format: [Observer name]. [year of posting to iNaturalist]. iNaturalist observation: [url for observation]. Accessed on [date of access]. [License]

Tags: #bat #chiroptera #inaturalist #not a bat #art #submission

[all-mammal-creechur]

Eger's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus egeri

A bat found in Madagascar, described as a new species in 2011.

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Yellow-winged Bat, Lavia frons, in Gambia

Observed by Luc Claes. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/468869671. Accessed on May 10 2026. CC-BY-NC

[valtsv]

i was so sad, i drew a little bat so i wouldn’t be sad. and now i am no longer sad.

[valtsv]

here is a little bat to banish your sadness

[conquerorwurm]

This nice little bat reminds me of this other nice little bat who was drawn in the 1200s:

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[manipulated-pieces]

This is the only website where I routinely see people say things like “oh this reminds me of something I recently saw from the 1200s”

[sensiblereblogifposts]

Reblog if this reminds you of something you recently saw in the 1200s

[inatbat]

Lesser (probably) Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros, in Italy

Observed by maria_castrovilli. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/461032184. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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Little Red Flying Fox, Pteropus scapulatus, in Victoria, Australia

Observed by stanley8m. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/461321073. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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Grey-headed Flying Fox, Pteropus poliocephalus, in South Australia, Australia

Observed by fraserj09. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/462083260. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

[all-mammal-creechur]

Yanbaru Whiskered Bat Myotis yanbarensis

It is known only from three islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, south of Japan, Okinawa (where the Yanbaru forest is situated), Amami Ōshima, and Tokunoshima. The species has been classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

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Grey-headed Flying Fox, Pteropus poliocephalus, in Queensland, Australia

Observed by Ruth Huckstepp. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/460901748. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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White-lined Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus lineatus, in Goiás, Brazil

Observed by Marcos (marcosemiliano). 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/460922783. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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Lesser Long-eared Bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi, in Victoria, Australia.

Observed by Ben Zeeman. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/461315190. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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Grey-headed Flying Fox, Pteropus poliocephalus, in Victoria, Australia

Observed by pdubbin. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/462080011. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

[waterwitchings]

Small Mauritian flying fox

Engraving from 1763

[inatbat]

The Small Mauritian Flying Fox, Pteropus subniger, went extinct in the 1860's (according to the IUCN Redlist). Its relative the Mauritian Flying Fox, Pteropus niger, is currently endangered and faces attacks from humans (see this National Geographic Article).

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Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat, Cynopterus sphinx, in Hong Kong.

Observed by coreyjw_y. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/460844583. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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Indian Flying Fox, Pteropus medius, in Karnataka, India

My favorite bat!

Observed by thehousebunting. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/520807702. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat, Cynopterus brachyotis, in Singapore

Observed by leewm66. 2025. iNaturalist observation: inaturalist.org/photos/460861732. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC

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Mexican free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis, in Texas, USA

Charles Franks. 2026. iNaturalist observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/656276632. Accessed on May 9 2026. CC-BY-NC