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I had no idea they were mammals until this comment. I thought they were furry birds!

• repiret 2y ago
  It is not unreasonable to think of bats as flying mice.
  • unwind 2y ago
    In Swedish that is almost exactly what they are called, bat translates to "fladdermus" which is "fladder" (flutter) and "mus" (mouse).
    • dllu 2y ago
      Same in German, die Fledermaus. In fact, in English, the word "flittermouse" also means bat [1], although that word is rarely used now. [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flittermouse https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flittermouse