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Caribbean bat species need 8 million years to recover from recent extinction waves
![Each evening, thousands of bats rush out of caves in the Caribbean, here seen in Puerto Rico.](/news/mmg/media/images/L1000289_f.jpg)
Each evening, thousands of bats rush out of caves in the Caribbean, here seen in Puerto Rico.
Credit: Liliana Dávalos
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![Caves are critical habitats for Greater Antilles bats. Bats rebound slowly from loss of habitat.](/news/mmg/media/images/L1000208_f.jpg)
Caves are critical habitats for Greater Antilles bats. Bats rebound slowly from loss of habitat.
Credit: Liliana Dávalos
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![The Cuban fruit-eating bat, a species in the Greater Antilles, where it eats fruit, visits flowers.](/news/mmg/media/images/Brachyphylla_nana_jon_f.jpg)
The Cuban fruit-eating bat, a species in the Greater Antilles, where it eats fruit, visits flowers.
Credit: John Flanders
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![The Antillean ghost-faced bat hunts moths and other insect prey along forest edges.](/news/mmg/media/images/Mormoops_blainvillei_jon_f.jpg)
The Antillean ghost-faced bat hunts moths and other insect prey along forest edges.
Credit: Jon Flanders
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![The greater bulldog bat, or fishing bat, listens for echoes over the water to detect its fish prey.](/news/mmg/media/images/Noctilio_leporinus_jon_f.jpg)
The greater bulldog bat, or fishing bat, listens for echoes over the water to detect its fish prey.
Credit: Jon Flanders
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![Biologist Liliana Dávalos conducting research in the lab with graduate and undergraduate students.](/news/mmg/media/images/bat-researchers-suny_f.jpg)
Biologist Liliana Dávalos conducting research in the lab with graduate and undergraduate students.
Credit: Margarita Bartasunaite
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