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Bats are a flying mammal species native to Earth. Despite popular conception, they are not rodents, but instead, the sole members of the order Chiroptera.
Bats are most common in TMNT media as anthropomorphic characters, whether mutants or aliens. However, there are some instances in which normal bats have been present, mostly as enemies in video games.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan[]
Winged Rabid Bat is just called "bat" (バット) in the game's Japanese version, despite it looking significantly different from any real-world species of bat.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus[]
Bats are a common enemy in cave levels set on Earth, and also appear as opponents in Battle Nexus mode.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)[]
When Kirby O'Neil is struck by a mutagen canister and sent falling off of a rooftop, he passes by some roosting bats, which trigger his mutation into an anthropomorphic one. The Mutation Situation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Monsters vs Mutants[]
Bats are a common enemy in the Transylvania stage. Count Dracula also transforms into a bat during the Turtles' fight with him, with higher hit points than the basic bat.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Madness[]
Bats appear in the graphics representing the game's Hallowe'en promotions.
See also[]
- Species gallery: Bat
- Category:Bats, for all bat characters and subspecies
- Batman and Batgirl, bat-themed superheroes who have met the Turtles in several incarnations