Hawaiian Flightless Bats

Hawaiian flightless bats are the only native fully-terrestrial land mammals of Hawaii. There are more than 195 species of Hawaiian flightless bats, coming in different shapes and sizes, filling niches of mainland mammal species. Depending on a species, they range from the size of a mouse to the size if a mule deer in the largest species. One species of Hawaiian flightless bat, the Hawaiian false lemur, is the world's smartest bat species, about as smart as a capuchin monkey, but fortunately, they are docile and gentle towards humans, unlike capuchins (which are known to attack), and the same docile and gentle nature is also found in all other native Hawaiian flighless bats. Many species of Hawaiian flightless bats are adapting well with human activities, unlike most other Hawaiian species, and can thrive extremely well in human settlements.