Surpassing Humanity
In the era post humanity's extinction, the bats that managed to survive continued to adapt in order to overcome challenges in environments beginning to recover from human influence. The bats of this era have changed drastically; some barely resembling their ancestors.
The Giant Hasta Bat
Pterohastadon gigas
The giant hasta bat is the largest flying bat of this era, standing at a proud 3 metres tall whilst boasting an 8 metre wingspan. They are a prevalent and social fish-hunting species, littering the shorelines in large, noisy colonies.
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Pterohastadon and its sister taxon Neopteropus are prevalent genera in this era, being found all over the world. Notable examples of species closely related to the giant hasta bat include the little fishing bat (Pterohastadon ardea) and the tree-creeping bat (Neopteropus flavens).
The Plastivorous Bats
Plastivorous bats have the incredible and rare ability to digest plastic, with the help of a plastic-eating bacteria that resides in their guts. Though they share many things in common such as their diet and highly adapted teeth, branches of plastic-eating bats have adopted different lifestyles according to the methods in which they find leftover plastics. Not many of them remain due to the inheret limitation of their food source, but the two most prevalent species in this era are the wandering plastivore which scavenges the shorelines for washed up plastic and other foods (Xerorheno nox) and the burrowing plastivore (Falxodon subterrenus) which makes burrows in ancient landfill sites.
Xenorheno nox, Falxodon subterrenus
Chiroptitan
Chiroptitan imperator
Chiroptitan is the largest bat of this era, descended from a line of flightless bats that lived like giant ground sloths. Unlike any other bipedal animal, this creature bears its weight on its forelimbs. They display a high degree of sexual dimorphism; the males have an aggressive disposition and a flamboyant display, while the females tend to be more laid back and sociable with each other. They live in nomadic colonies comprised of one male and many females.
