Introduction Info Flashcards
1
Q
What order are bats?
A
Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera. They are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight, and comprise 1/5 of mammalian species.
This order is usually divided into two well defined sub orders: the Megachiroptera and the Michrochiroptera.
2
Q
Bats infected with these viruses …
A
seem to show no overt signs of disease”
3
Q
- Bats act as natural host reservoirs for several …
A
high profile zoonotic viruses;
acute respiratory syndrome like coronaviruses,
Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fever filoviruses,
rabies and rabies-related lyssaviruses,
and many paramyxoviruses
4
Q
What sub orders are bats divided into?
A
Two suborders
Megachiroptera (173 species)
Microchiroptera (813 species)
(Suga, 2009)
