How intelligent are bats relative to other small mammals?

Determining intelligence in animals are hard due to several factors (different species, the environment, etc.). Even using the same family is hard due to several bats species having different niches. read more

Even using the same family is hard due to several bats species having different niches. It is like taking two people from different cultures for testing. Yet, bats are generally intelligent. The flying fox seems fairly intelligent since they exhibit curiosity in novel items and appear to recognize individual people who enter their enclosures. read more

Size: Bats are divided into two suborders: Megachiroptera, meaning large bat, and Microchiroptera, meaning small bat. The largest bats have a 6 foot wingspan. The bodies of the smallest bats are no more than an inch long. Lifespan: Most bats live longer than most mammals of their size. read more