Tag Archive for 'Emballonuroidea'

The first phase of the Bat1K project: 103 chromosome-level genome assemblies and annotations representing at least one species from each of the 21 currently recognized bat families. Image credit: Morales et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-11007-3.

Bats Originated in Europe, Genetic and Fossil Evidence Suggests

Sep 23, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Bats make up more than one fifth of all living mammal species, yet where and when they first took to the air has been debated for decades. An analysis...