*longevity >10-20 yrs
**the oldest 41 y/o
**1 offspring per a pair
*dietary habits
**insectivorous
***eats amount of 1/3 of body weight per night
**frugivorous
***pollenizer & disseminates seeds
**carnivorous
**omnivorous
**sangvorous
***blood-sucking bats are very rare
*alloterm
**seasonal hibernation in some species
==bat surveillance==