> That raises an interesting question: are bats a keystone species for many zoonotic viruses w.r.t. human civilization? I think that's a very reasonable hypoth

> That raises an interesting question: are bats a keystone species for many zoonotic viruses w.r.t. human civilization? I think that's a very reasonable hypothesis. Reading over the list of zoonotic diseases listed here[0], bats and rodents seem to be the leading sources of viruses. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonosis