Medycyna Wet. 62 (9), 971-973, 2006
| Smreczak M., Żmudziński J. F. |
| Bats and their behavior |
| Bats belong to the group of the least known species among all mammals and they are the most widespread mammals in the world. They are the only mammals which are able to fly. Bats live in all continents except Antarctica. Chiroptera is characterized by its ability to adapt to very different environmental conditions. This allows for easy contact with humans. For these reasons bats are of particular interest for the epidemiologists because they can harbor and spread some pathogens like: viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi which are a source of infection for human and terrestrial animals |
| Keywords: bats, occurrence |