Bat vs. Rat — What's the Difference?

Bats often roost in caves and other secluded places during the day.

Known for their reproductive efficiency, rats can quickly populate new areas.

A nocturnal flying mammal that uses echolocation to navigate.

A small rodent known for its adaptability and intelligence.

Bats emit sounds that are inaudible to humans to detect obstacles and prey.

Often considered pests, rats are common in urban areas where they can find plentiful food and shelter.

A creature known for its role in various ecosystems as pollinators and pest controllers.

Rats have a sharp sense of smell that helps them detect food and dangers.

An animal of the order Chiroptera; the only mammal capable of true flight.

Rats are social animals with complex communication systems.

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus.

An implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis

A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.

A mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs.

A despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

A woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

A person who is associated with or frequents a specified place

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

A pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.

Hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

Used to express mild annoyance or irritation.

Flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner

Desert one's party, side, or cause

A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.

Shape (hair) with a rat.

A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.

Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.

(Baseball) A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.

Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.

A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle.

A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

The racket used in various games, such as table tennis or racquets.

A scab laborer.

Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail and anatomical adaptations for echolocation, by which they navigate and hunt prey.

A pad of material, typically hair, worn as part of a woman's coiffure to puff out her own hair.

A binge; a spree.

(Slang) A person who frequently passes time at a particular place. Often used in combination

To hit with or as if with a bat.

To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs.

To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat

(Slang) To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone, especially to a person in authority

To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.

(Slang) To work as a scab laborer.

(Informal) To discuss or consider at length

To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material.

To use a bat.

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

To have a turn at bat.

(informal) Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.

(Slang) To wander about aimlessly.

(informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.

To wink or flutter

(informal) An informant or snitch.

Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.

(informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.

(derogatory) An old woman.

(slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.

A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.

(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.

Vagina.

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

(regional) A scratch or a score.

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

A part of a brick with one whole end.

(usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.

A stroke of work.

(regional) To scratch or score.

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

To tear, rip, rend.

A spree; a jollification.

Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat, (Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in Rattus rattus). These were introduced into America from the Old World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus.

A rough walking stick.

A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.

(obsolete) A packsaddle.

One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union.

(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.

(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an associate); to squeal; - used commonly in the phrase to rat on.

(intransitive) To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

(transitive) To flutter

Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

To wink.

One who reveals confidential information in return for money

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

To flit quickly from place to place.

Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

Employ scabs or strike breakers in

In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.

Take the place of work of someone on strike

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.

Catch rats, especially with dogs

Shale or bituminous shale.

Give away information about somebody;

A stroke; a sharp blow.

A stroke of work.

Rate of motion; speed.

A spree; a jollification.

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

One of the Chiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Chiroptera and Vampire.

To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat).

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

To wink.

Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

(baseball) a turn batting;

A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

A bat used in playing cricket

A club used for hitting a ball in various games

Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;

Wink briefly;

Have a turn at bat;

Use a bat;

Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;

Bats do not rely heavily on vision; instead, they use echolocation to navigate in the dark.

Rats use their keen sense of smell and tactile whiskers to navigate.

Rats typically live in large social groups or colonies.

Rats commonly inhabit urban areas, fields, and woodlands.

Bats navigate primarily through echolocation.

Bats contribute by pollinating plants and controlling insect populations.

Yes, rats are omnivores, consuming a wide range of food.

Rats can both benefit by consuming waste and pose risks as pests.

Bats mostly eat insects, but some species consume fruit or nectar.

Rats have strong reproductive capabilities and adaptability to various environments.

Bats help control pests, reducing the need for chemical pesticides.

Bats can be solitary or live in colonies, depending on the species.

Bats sleep by hanging upside down in roosts during the day.

Echolocation is a method of navigation using sound waves, used by bats.

Rats communicate through a variety of sounds, scents, and tactile signals.