The microbats constitute the suborder Microchiroptera within the order Chiroptera (bats). They're most often referred to by their scientific name. Other English names are "insectivorous bats", "echolocating bats", "small bats" or "true bats". All these names are somewhat inaccurate, because not all microbats feed on insects, and some of them are larger than small megabats. The distinctions between microbats and megabats are: Microbats use echolocation, whereas megabats don't typically (The Egy… (More on Microchiroptera)