morphology of a bat![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
calcar ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Cartilaginous structure attached to the tarsus and supporting the interfemoral membrane.
claw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stiff pointy corneous structure mainly enabling the bat to attach itself to an object.
tibia ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long and powerful leg bone supporting especially the interfemoral membrane.
tail ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal appendage of the body supporting especially the interfemoral membrane.
interfemoral membrane ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fold of smooth skin between the legs and the tail; it provides stability when the bat is in flight and capturing prey.
thumb ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
First digit of the wing; it is short and bears a claw.
radius ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long and powerful wing bone supporting the wing membrane.
elbow ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Articulation allowing flexion and extension of the wing.
wrist ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Articulation of the wing to which the digits are attached.
nose leaf ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
External opening of the nasal cavity located above the mouth and having a highly developed olfactory function in particular.
tragus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Protuberance of the external opening of the ear; it improves receptivity by concentrating beams of incoming sound echoes.
ear ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Organ of hearing that receives echoes of the sounds the bat emits to locate obstacles and prey.
wing membrane ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Smooth fold of skin stretching between the digits of the wings and extending to the feet; it is used mainly for flight and thermoregulation.
blood vessels ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Channels in which blood circulates; they regulate the body’s temperature.
head ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Anterior portion of the body containing the main sensory organs and the brain.
wings ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Appendages of flight comprised of a cutaneous membrane supported by four very long fingers (only the thumb remains free); the bat folds its wings when resting.