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Bats

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera, the only mammals capable of true sustained flight, comprising well over a thousand species distributed across nearly every terrestrial ecosystem. They are divided broadly into the larger fruit- and nectar-feeding bats and the predominantly insectivorous, echolocating microba…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 31× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera, the only mammals capable of true sustained flight, comprising well over a thousand species distributed across nearly every terrestrial ecosystem. They are divided broadly into the larger fruit- and nectar-feeding bats and the predominantly insectivorous, echolocating microbats, and they fulfil important ecological roles as insect predators, pollinators, and seed dispersers, with attendant agricultural and economic value. Their distinctive physiology, including powered flight, longevity, hibernation, and an unusual immune tolerance, makes them a subject of interest in evolutionary biology, ecology, and comparative physiology. Bats are also studied as natural reservoirs for a range of viruses, and the ecology of viral spillover from wildlife to humans, including coronaviruses, has become a prominent theme in disease research. Research touching on this area examines the origins and transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, the role of animals in the COVID-19 era as sources, victims, and subjects of study, and molecular and evolutionary analyses of coronaviruses across human and animal hosts. The intersection of chiropteran biology, ecology, and zoonotic disease underpins this field. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research in mammalian biology and related areas, including work on zoonotic viruses and the animal contexts relevant to emerging infectious disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373
2018

Malaria: An Unseen Enemy Threatening to Mankind

Shende PravinCorresponding author
Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, SVKM’s NMIMS, Mumbai, India.
Exact topic Tropical Diseases and Medicine

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 31 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Mammal Research.

Journal editorial board
ALESSANDRA PELAGALLI · Italy Jackie Abell · United Kingdom Martin Svoboda · Czech Republic

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