Bats of the World

by Gary L. Graham

A guide to the world's bat species, including information on bat anatomy, flight, and habits, and suggestions for watching and attracting bats

Genres: Nature, Animals, Nonfiction, Science, Reference, Field Guides, Biology

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1994

Reviews

[Abigail Coats]

I honestly just flipped through this book… It was pretty fascinating how night animals lack beauty and grace that day animals have—and are frightening. It’s the same as land or ocean— I guess beauty mainly grows where it can be seen under the sun. I glossed over every single page… Nothing to Super draw me in… But fascinating enough to look at every picture. This would be a really great book for someone actually interested in bats and nocturnal animals. It kind of gave me insight into where people get Some ideas for characters that are either demonic or are vampires. It is pretty unreal how bats seem to be a combination of pig, rodent, add bone structure, and bird.

[Brian Hutzell]

I am a longtime fan of the Golden Guides series of science and nature books. They are quick, fun reads, and provide a nice introduction to their topics, in this case bats. Nicely illustrated.

[Hannah]

The illustrations and photography in this book were delightful. I didn’t know there were naked bats or how vast the differences in bat ears across species could be!

[Karlissa J.]

This fun little guide goes through some basics about bats (did you know bats more often roost in trees than in caves?), before diving into species accounts covering all 20 families of bats: everything from little brown bats (and Myotis in general) to smoky bats. It is nicely pocket-sized, so can be read on the go! I particularly like the diversity of species it describes; and a guide at the back goes through the scientific names of all the bats mentioned.

[Your Common House Bat]

I love bats very much so I was glad to find this guide book. The illustrations were beautiful and the information was captivating. I liked reading about the different types of bats out there. Very good and easy to follow.

[Ryan Mishap]

Nice, easy introduction to bats. Read this a couple years ago and was reminded of it while perusing the shelves at a family member's house. Read it especially if you don't like bats.

[Katielibrary]

got this from the books shop at carlsbad caverns. pocket size and full of cool info. kids love it!

[Benjamin Plume]

Truly fascinating.

[Amanda]

A great reference guide to the different types of bats of the world. Neat facts.