Sifting through the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

There are approximately 6,400 species of mammals on our planet. Bats represent 20% of the mammalian population. There are 1,000 different types of bats, and they are the only mammals that can fly, which explains their great range of movement. Fruit bats harbor a large number of viruses. In the history of their development, fruit bats have probably been the entry point for viruses into the mammalian lineage.