My 4 year old and I saved a bat from the campground washroom last summer. Got him out safely. There was a bit of squealing on my part but we were pretty proud 
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Is that by individual number or in biomass?
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You are very brave!!!
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I don’t remember actual numbers, but I believe humans and livestock are the top biomass numbers as far as mammals are concerned, so I’m guessing number of individual bats.
Speaking of biomass, not mammals but it’s astonishing how much worms make up. I think ants are up there too.
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Omg, I would advise you against touching a bat. Hopefully you didn’t. They are some of the most diseased animals in the world. Rabies should be the least of your worries.
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I’m taking this from the World Atlas: It is estimated that there are 900 to over 1,200 species of bats in the world , making up one-fifth of Earth’s total mammalian population, the second largest order after rodents. However, these numbers are relative measures as there could be more species of bats in the world .
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No, I didn’t touch it. I got my kid to instead. Just kidding. I was very careful and kept myself protected/covered as much as I could to guide it out an open door. Little man technically didn’t help; I made him wait outside. I was scared someone would come and try to kill it or squash it on the wall. Hindsight I should have tracked down the camp warden. I will next time 
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Didn’t CV15 come from a bat?
Just a rumor. Bats are known carriers of Coronaviruses though.
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Apr. 1st mind blowing random thought of the day: In 2006, local Australian Isaac Butterfield attempted to auction off the country of New Zealand on eBay, and bids rose to more than $3,000 before being taken down by online executives.
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Apr. 2nd mind blowing random thought of the day: NASA has 2 identical satellites that orbit the Earth, and they track the distance between each other in order to measure any changes in gravity. A such, they are nicknamed “Tom” and “Jerry.”
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Apr. 3rd mind blowing random thought of the day: The bikini was named after the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands where the United States conducted nuclear weapons testing. Introduced in 1946, designer Louis Reard stated that the garment was like an atom bomb because it was small yet devastating.
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I knew this one!
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Priorities, dude. Got to know the essential stuff.
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Apr. 4th mind blowing random thought of the day: When Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced in 1996, Diana was removed of her royal highness status, meaning that she was henceforth required to curtsey to her own children.
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Apr. 5th mind blowing random thought of the day: The liver is the only organ in the human body that can fully regenerate itself, and as little as 25% is enough to do so.
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Probably good news for a bunch of people here
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Does it taste good in a sandwich? 
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Apr. 6th mind blowing random thought of the day: Architect James Hoban was paid $500 in 1792 for his winning design of the White House, which is the equivalent to approx. $12,000 in today’s money.
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